Kyle Smith is someone Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot clearly trusts a lot. The longtime Washington scout and personnel executive was pushed out by that team after the 2020 season as part of a front office power struggle, but he landed on his feet in Atlanta with the role of vice president of player personnel. That’s the same role as he held in 2020 with Washington, and it was clear he was the de facto lieutenant for Fontenot.
It will stay that way, too, because the Falcons have reportedly turned down a Buffalo Bills request to interview Smith for the assistant general manager role.