Biography

Karl Pierburg enters his seventh season with Falcons as the team’s Director of Football Systems/Special Projects. Prior to arriving in Atlanta, Pierburg worked for the Chicago Bears for three seasons as IT manager for football systems. During his time in Chicago, he handled extensive development work on coaching systems and college and pro scouting systems. He developed a system that allowed area scouts to manage rosters, write scouting reports and access other pertinent information. Karl is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University with a double major in MathematicsandComputerScience.Hewasafour- year letterman in football, earning first team honors as an offensive guard while also being named to the academic all-conference first team. Karl and his wife, Kathy, have two young daughters, Anna, and Ellie, and a young son, Jonathan.