Bears Fans Disappointed: No Compensatory Picks

0:00Welcome to NFL News Today, two minutes of updates then matter to NFL fans. Hit subscribe and stay connected. The NFL handed out 33 compensatory draft picks to 15 teams today, but the Chicago Bears came away empty handed. Bears fans were holding out hope for a reversal after the team lost assistant general manager Ian Cunningham to the Atlanta Falcons as their new general manager. Team leaders felt the spirit of the Rooney rule and Cunningham's role made a strong case for the picks of you shared by plenty around the league. But the NFL stuck to its guns, calling the move lateral since Matt Ryan is listed as Atlanta's top football executive even if Cunningham handles personnel. On top of that Chicago missed out on the standard formula for picks based on free agent comings and goings. This episode is brought to you in partnership with our sponsor Comfort, you can hear sound you can relax into S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com