Ian Cunningham has worked for the Bears since 2022.
The Bears are giving assistant general manager Ian Cunningham a multi-year contract extension, a source confirmed Wednesday morning.
Cunningham is GM Ryan Poles’ chief deputy and a respected name in NFL circles. He interviewed for the Commanders’ GM job in January and for the Cardinals’ and Titans’ GM jobs a year earlier.
The contract will not prevent Cunningham from interviewing for more GM jobs in the future, but it secures his role working alongside Poles, whom he considers a close friend.
“Just extremely grateful for the opportunity,” he said Tuesday of working with Poles. “Not many people in any walk in life get to work with arguably one of their best friends. So for me to be able to work alongside him, for him to trust me.”
Like Poles, Cunningham played offensive line in college. He worked for the Ravens from 2008-16 and the Eagles from 2017-21, spending the last season as player personnel director. He’s been the Bears’ assistant GM since Poles was hired in 2022.
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)
Related Posts:
- Here’s Why Jason Kidd Hasn’t Received a Contract Extension Offer Yet Sports After leading the Dallas Mavericks back to the playoffs, many analysts believe head coach Jason Kidd has earned himself a contract extension. Dallas Morning News writer Brad Towsend thinks Kidd’s long-term future in Dallas will still depend on the Mavs’ performance this postseason. Towsend stated that the organization’s new ownership…
- Unai Emery signs Aston Villa contract extension in blow to Bayern Munich and Premier League giants Sports UNAI EMERY has committed his long term future to Aston Villa by signing a new one-year extension to his contract. The news will come as a blow to Bayern Munich who had identified the 52-year-old Spaniard as their preferred candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel this summer. GettyUnai Emery has committed…
- The Book Club: “Day,” by Michael Cunningham, and more short reviews from readers News Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to…
- Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes 1-Word Reaction to Andy Reid’s Massive Extension Sports The Kansas City Chiefs are serious about running it back for a Super Bowl three-peat and beyond. On Monday, April 22, the Chiefs announced they agreed to an extension with head coach Andy Reid, president Mark Donovan, and general manager Brett Veach. While the exact details of the extensions were…
- Ian Wright says two Chelsea players ‘disappeared’ during Arsenal thrashing Sports Ian Wright analysing Chelsea’s embarrassing defeat to Arsenal (Picture: Premier League) Ian Wright says two Chelsea players ‘disappeared’ during the embarrassing defeat to Arsenal and reckons the entire team ‘clocked off’ early into the second half. Chelsea suffered their heaviest ever defeat to Arsenal on Tuesday night, with Mikel Arteta’s…