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 multiple media insiders.
So far this offseason, Cunningham has interviewed with the Commanders and Los Angeles Chargers. And according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Cunningham is still in the mix for the Chargers’ vacancy.
#Commanders GM finalist Ian Cunningham (#Bears assistant GM) is still in the mix for the #Chargers GM job. A viable candidate for remaining GM jobs.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) 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.
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.”
