Story byCharean WilliamsFri, January 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM UTC·1 min readThe Falcons have completed an interview with Josh Williams for the organization’s president of football position, the team announced Friday. Williams has spent the past 15 seasons with the 49ers, the previous two (2024-25) as director of scouting and football operations. He also spent two seasons (2022-23) as a national scout and five years (2017-21) as an area scout. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2016, Williams was the team's National Football Scouting representative after originally joining the 49ers in 2011 as an assistant in the scouting department before being promoted to pro personnel scout (2013-15). The Falcons also have interviewed Panthers executive vice president of football operations Brandt Tilis and Lions COO Mike Disner. Matt Ryan is expected to land the job.
