Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Atlanta Falcons have submitted a general manager interview request for San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, who was a finalist for the Jacksonville and Miami general manager searches.
The Falcons recently hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Atlanta also requested Texans assistant general manager James Liipfert for the same vacancy. Ahead of drafting Mykel Williams last year, Williams shared his process and philsophy
with the media:
“That’s just a big part of our process. For every player we draft, we have a vision for them. We’re constantly talking to our coaches, talking to each other. We work collectively to kind of have a vision of how they’re going to make this team and how they’re going to make us better.”
You would hope that’s the case for all 32 teams. The plan for Williams was to stop the run on early downs and kick inside as a pass rusher on late downs while taking advantage of the space with Bryce Huff lined up in a Wide-9 with Nick Bosa opposite of him. We did not get to see that for more than a month in 2025.
If Williams is hired as a general manager, the 49ers will receive a third-round compensatory pick.
