Falcons hire Eagles VP of football operations Jeff Scott as assistant GM

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 26: The throwback helmet of the Eagles is shown during the game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles on October 26th, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With Ian Cunningham landing in Atlanta and former assistant general manager Kyle Smith off to Miami, the Falcons needed a right hand man for the new GM. Per Adam Schefter, they’ve got their man, and it’s someone Cunningham briefly worked with in the past.

The Falcons will reportedly hire Jeff Scott away from the Philadelphia Eagles. The team’s vice president of football operations over the past two years, Scott received a rapid series of promotions after landing in Philly back in 2021 as a senior scout, moving to a director of football operations position in 2022 and landing his current role in 2024. Before that, he spent nearly a decade with Washington, leaving the Commanders as the team’s assistant director of pro scouting and spending much of his time there in pro scouting.

Scott’s a seasoned scout, in other words, with a pro personnel and operations background that clearly made him intriguing to Cunningham. The Atlanta Falcons are set to hire Jeff Scott as their Assistant GM, per source. Scott has worked across various departments within scouting and football operations, most recently with the Eagles.

Scott also has been a participant in the NFL’s Accelerator Program. pic. twitter.