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                <p>ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff has been given a multi-year contract extension after the team's best three-year stretch, the National Football League club said Wednesday.</p>
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Terms of the deal were not announced.</p>
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Atlanta has been to the NFL playoffs twice and compiled three consecutive winning seasons since Dimitroff joined the franchise in 2008.</p>
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The team's three-year record of 33-15 was tied for third-best in the NFL over that span.</p>
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During his tenure, Dimitroff also hired head coach Mike Smith and selected starting quarterback Matt Ryan in the NFL Draft.</p>
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(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina, Editing by Larry Fine)</p>
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