Cunningham: Bears deserve picks for his Falcons GM hire

The NFL's Rooney Rule typically awards teams developing minority executives two third-round picks when they're hired as GMs elsewhere. However, the Bears won't receive this compensation after Cunningham's Atlanta hiring because Falcons president Matt Ryan is the top football executive.

Cunningham, speaking at the Scouting Combine, said it was always his understanding that 'if a general manager gets hired, that team would receive two third-round picks.' Bears GM Ryan Poles called the situation 'a little odd' and noted the Chiefs received picks when he was hired in Chicago.