Overview
- Atlanta requested permission to meet with 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams for its newly created president of football role, per multiple reports.
- Miami requested GM interviews with Williams as well as 49ers assistant GM RJ Gillen and vice president of player personnel Tariq Ahmad, according to NFL Network reporting.
- The Falcons expanded their slate with Panthers executive VP Brandt Tilis set to interview and a request in for Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham.
- Reports indicate Matt Ryan remains the apparent frontrunner in Atlanta, making outside candidates such as Williams longer shots as the process continues without a finalized hire.
- Williams has spent 14–15 years with the 49ers overseeing pro and college scouting, player development support and contract work, and he was a Jaguars GM finalist last offseason.