Chicago Bears sign assistant GM Ian Cunningham to a contract extension

When Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles opened his pre-draft remarks at a news conference Tuesday, the first thing he did was give a shoutout to assistant GM Ian Cunningham for his help in the team’s rebuild. One day later, the Bears signed Cunningham to a contract extension. Cunningham, who was hired by Poles in January 2022, has been a GM candidate the last two hiring cycles and ...