Bears Lose Out on Compensatory Draft Picks

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The Chicago Bears just got bad news from the NFL.

They won't get any compensatory draft picks for losing assistant general manager Ian

Cunningham, too.

The Atlanta Falcons front office.

The Bears appealed the initial denial, but the league stuck to its guns, saying Cunningham

doesn't count as the primary football executive in Atlanta.

Since he reports directly to Matt Ryan, the XMBP quarterback now running as president

of football operations.

This all ties back to a 2020 rule where teams earn third round picks for two years if they

lose minority coaches or execs to head coach or general manager roles elsewhere, aiming

to boost development in those groups.

For comparison, the Los Angeles Rams scored those third round compensatory picks in 2021

and 2022 drafts after their exec.

At home, jump to lead the Detroit Lions front office where he reports to the team president.

On March 9th, the NFL handed out 33 compensatory picks to 15 teams, but the Bears missed out

entirely, closing the door on this boost.

For their draft plans...