Philadelphia Eagles senior vice president/tertiary football executive Bryce Johnston is leaving Philly to join the Atlanta Falcons as their new senior vice president of football administration/senior personnel executive, according to a report from NFL insider Mike Garafolo.
In Atlanta, Johnston is reunited with former Eagles executive and new Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham. The two overlapped in Philly from 2017-2021.
It’s not unusual to see wide-league front office changes in the immediate aftermath of the NFL Draft each year. In this case, though, it’s unfortunate for the Eagles that they’re losing another talented member of their front office.
Johnston originally joined the Eagles in 2016. Some will remember that before he joined the team, he used to run a website called “EaglesCap.com” that was a great resource for Philadelphia’s salary cap situation. Especially since it existed before the likes of Over The Cap and Spotrac were around.
Johnston seemingly took on a larger role in the organization following the departure of long-time salary cap guy Jake Rosenberg in 2024. It remains to be seen how the Eagles will replace Johnston but Howie Roseman isn’t a stranger to re-stocking Philly’s front office pipeline since it’s commonly been poached.
Congrats to Bryce on moving up in the NFL. The Eagles will miss him.
UPDATE: Statement from Bryce:
“Before moving on to a new challenge in Atlanta, I wanted to take this time to thank Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman and Don Smolenski for the opportunity they gave me over the past 10 years. The high level of success achieved by the organization begins with their commitment to pursuing every possible competitive advantage, and I greatly appreciate the trust they placed in me to contribute to that philosophy. “I feel very fortunate to have been able to work closely with and learn from Howie and, now, be in a position to take those insights with me as I move forward. The organization is filled with first class people who perform their jobs at an extremely high level, and I am very proud of everything that we accomplished together. “The aspect of this experience that I have valued the most is the time spent and relationships built with current and former colleagues. There are too many to list, but in particular, I would like to thank Jake Rosenberg for making this opportunity a reality and mentoring me as I began my career in the NFL. It took this rare opportunity to work with some of those same former colleagues to even consider moving on. Being an Eagle meant a lot to me, and I will look back at my tenure in Philadelphia as a special time in my life. Go Birds.”