Bears hire Ian Cunningham: 5 things to know about Chicago’s new assistant GM

The Bears have hired Ian Cunningham as assistant GM. Here’s what you need to know about Chicago’s newest front office addition.

The Chicago Bears hired Ian Cunningham as their new assistant general manager, where he’ll report to GM Ryan Poles.

Cunningham boasts 14 years of NFL experience, getting his start as a player personnel assistant with the Baltimore Ravens in 2008. He also served as an area scout for the Ravens before getting an opportunity as director of college scouting with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2017. Cunningham worked his way up to assistant director of players personnel and, most recently as this year, another promotion to director of player personnel.

Now that the Bears have hired Cunningham as their new assistant GM, here are five things to know about their newest front office addition.