Falcons Hire Former Philadelphia Eagles Exec As New Assistant GM

FLOWERY BRANCH – The Atlanta Falcons are reportedly set to hire their next assistant general manager, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The insider reports that Ian Cunningham will be bringing in Jeff Scott from the Philadelphia Eagles.

Scott has held the role of vice president of football operations in Philadelphia since 2024, but has been with the franchise since 2021. He overlapped with Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham in 2021, when the two were both in Philadelphia – Cunningham serving as the director of player personnel while Scott was a senior pro scout.

He joined the Eagles in that position following a nine-year stint with Washington, the franchise where he started his career back in 2012 as a salary cap intern. After assisting with cap analysis and contracts that offseason, he was moved to the scouting department just a few months later. Scott then saw a rapid rise, reaching the position of player personnel assistant in 2013 and serving as a pro scout from 2014-17.

Scott was promoted to director of football strategy and scouts in 2018, where he prepared weekly opponent analyses for advanced scouting and evaluated players for free agency and the NFL Draft. He also assisted Washington's Senior Vice President of Football Operations with contract negotiations, strategic planning, management council compliance, and salary cap management. He directed research and strategic efforts, providing frequent analysis on special projects for both the player personnel department and the coaching staff.

He served in that post for two seasons before getting promoted to pro scouting and advanced coordinator in 2020. In that role, he oversaw weekly advanced scouting of Washington's opponents and was responsible for evaluating and writing player reports on potential talent in NFL free agency and all other professional leagues. He also assisted with evaluating trade scenarios during the NFL Draft.

He was retained after Washington parted ways with Bruce Allen and lasted one season with Ron Rivera before joining Howie Roseman and the Eagles.

Scott is set to replace the departed Kyle Smith, who served under former general manager Terry Fontenot. The former assistant general manager was with the franchise since 2021, working his way up from vice president of player personnel (2021-22). He was in that role from 2023 to 2025 and was a close confidant of Fontenot.

Smith left Atlanta to join the new regime in Miami with the Dolphins under Jon-Eric Sullivan.

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