Lions reportedly will interview ex-Falcons boss Thomas Dimitroff for general manager post

Lions ownership promised a thorough search to find a new general manager and head coach, and the numbers are starting to add up.

Former Atlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff is scheduled to interview with the team next week, the NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Thursday. Dimitroff, a two-time NFL executive of the year who worked as a Lions area scout in the mid-1990s, is the third known external candidate on the Lions’ interview list, joining former Houston Texans GM Rick Smith and ESPN analyst Louis Riddick.

The NFL doesn’t allow teams to interview front-office executives or coaches employed by other teams until after the regular season. So the Lions, much like Atlanta and Houston, two…