Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has been in high demand for a second consecutive offseason, and he’s one step closer to landing a gig of his own.
Cunningham is a finalist for the Washington Commanders head of football operations job, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Also a finalist: San Francisco 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters.
The Commanders are moving quickly when it comes to locking down a new head of football operations. According to Rapoport, the first round of interviews have been completed in the last 48 hours and second interviews with finalists are expected soon.
Sources: #Commanders managing partner Josh Harris is moving rapidly and thoroughly through the process to hire a new head of football operation.
Expected finalists include #49ers assistant GM Adam Peters and #Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham. Two of the top young personnel…
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 11, 2024
Cunningham was a top candidate during last year’s cycle, where he interviewed with the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans. He was a finalist for the Titans job, which went to Ran Carthon, and reportedly turned down the Cardinals job.
So far this offseason, Cunningham has interviewed with the Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers.
General manager Ryan Poles recently spoke about Cunningham and co-director of player personnel Jeff King garnering interest for GM jobs.
“I’m extremely proud, because part of my own deal is I want to produce as many GMs in this league as possible,” Poles said. “I’m proud of them. But at the same time, those are big shoes to fill.”