ATLANTA -- Buffalo Bills director of football operations Tom Modrak, one of the league's top talent scouts, interviewed on Monday with new Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank as the team continued its search for a general manager in its restructured front office.

The interview, which lasted several hours, came amid rumors that New Orleans general manager Randy Mueller, the only other candidate known to have met with Atlanta officials, might withdraw his name from consideration. The Falcons have been denied permission to discuss the opening with at least three candidates under contract to other franchises.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Seahawks executive vice president Mike Reinfeldt will be interviewed for the opening by Blank on Wednesday.

Modrak could not be reached for comment after the interview, but had expressed confidence in speaking to ESPN.com on Sunday afternoon.

"My resume, I think, will hold up pretty well," he said.

The man topping the Falcons wish list remains Tampa Bay general manager Rich McKay, but team sources said Blank will not pursue him as long as there are still entanglements tying him to the Bucs. McKay has one year remaining on his Bucs contract and Tampa Bay officials are not likely to grant him permission to interview for the Atlanta job.

Modrak has 25 years of NFL experience, much of it working in Pittsburgh, and he helped to build playoff rosters with the Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles. He was reunited with Bills general manager and former Steelers colleague Tom Donahoe in Buffalo last year after being dismissed by the Eagles.

Philadelphia had expanded the power of head coach Andy Reid, essentially placing him in charge of most football decisions.

The hard-working Modrak, who underwent cardiac bypass surgery two months ago but is nearly fully recovered now, was a candidate for the Chicago Bears general manager job last year but he withdrew his name when the process became too protracted for him.

Along with handling the team's daily operations, Modrak oversaw all the Bills' college scouting strategy, part of what his responsibilities would be with the Atlanta job.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.