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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Detroit Lions will hire New England Patriots director of pro scouting Bob Quinn as their next general manager, according to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Lions went 7\u20139 last season and were without a general manager since firing Martin Mayhew after a 1\u20137 start to the year. They will tap Quinn, who has worked within the New England organization since 2000, to helm their rebuilding project.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quinn started with the Patriots as a player personnel assistant under Bill Belichick and worked his way up through the team\u2019s scouting infrastructure, becoming director of pro scouting in 2012. The Patriots, one of the league\u2019s perennially successful franchises, have made the playoffs seven straight years and won Super Bowls in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2014.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Detroit made the postseason in 2014, but has not won a playoff game since 1991. Quinn\u2019s regime could begin with a big setback, as star wide receiver Calvin Johnson is reportedly considering retirement at age 30.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Jeremy Woo&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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