Bears Lose GM Cunningham, No Draft Picks for Appeal

On April 3rd, Chicago Bears just struck out on their appeal for two-third-round compensatory

draft picks.

They lost assistant GME and Cunningham to the Atlanta Falcons, who hired him as their

new general manager.

The NFL shut it down for good on Friday, saying the matters closed.

League officials made it clear Cunningham doesn't count as the primary football executive

under their rules.

That's Matt Ryan's job now as Falcons president of football operations, even though Cunningham

handles free agency and the draft.

Bears brass win all in, sending owner George McCasky, president Kevin Warren, and GM Ryan

Poles to New York for a sit-down with Commissioner Roger.

Gado.

Falcons Ryan even called Cunningham a full GM on a podcast, but it didn't sway the league.

No surprise here, since flipping the initial call would have meant admitting a mistake.

Plus, with Rooney rule drama bubbling from the Florida AG, handing out those picks could

have sparked bigger headaches.

Bottom line, Bears stay empty handed heading into the draft, forcing them to grind harder

without that extra ammo.

Falcons keep building their squad as planned.

That wraps NFL news today.

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