Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham passed over for Commanders job
Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is once again expected to be in high demand this offseason, made evident by the fact that he’s already interviewed for two GM vacancies.
Cunningham was a finalist for the Washington Commanders head of football operations job. But the Commanders have decided to go in another direction, hiring San Francisco 49ers assistant GM Adam Peters, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Season’s first general manager hire: Commanders are hiring 49ers’ assistant GM Adam Peters as their general manager, sources tell ESPN.
Peters won Super Bowls while working in New England and Denver, and has been in SF since 2017, helping build one of the NFL’s top rosters. pic.twitter.com/oFMwfH0Lpw
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 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, 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.”
