The Chicago Bears could lose a vital piece to the new regime

Ian Cunningham is the current Assistant General Manager of the Chicago Bears

It seems as though Ian Cunningham and Ryan Poles were destined to work with one another. Both were undrafted free-agent offensive linemen in 2008. Poles ended up signing with the Chicago Bears and Cunningham signed with the Chiefs — the team where Poles set the mark that led him to land the job here in Chicago. Neither lasted long in the NFL from a player standpoint, but both quickly joined the rank and file of the personnel side of things.

Ian Cunningham started his personnel career under the tutelage of Ozzie Newsome. Newsome is viewed as one of the best NFL personnel minds and someone Bears fans would have loved to see find his way to Chicago. I know I was championing for him a couple of years ago.

Ian Cunningham spent 2009 through 2016 seasons with the Ravens before he moved onto the Eagles. Cunningham was director of college scouting (2017-18), then the assistant director of player personnel (2019-20), and finally, director of player personnel (2021) before coming to the Bears this season to become the first assistant general manager in franchise history. Now, it is possible he might jump up the ranks once again.