The Atlanta Falcons finally have their new general manager in Ian Cunningham. ESPN sources: Falcons are hiring Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham as their general manager. The rising executive was the right-hand man to Bears' GM and Ryan's college teammate Ryan Poles, who initially helped him through the search. Ian Cunningham is officially getting his shot to be the GM of the FalconsDuring Stefanski's opening presser, Ryan shed light on the state of the GM search, but nobody was expecting a resolution this quickly. In total honesty, this offseason has been the most exciting time to be a Falcons fan in years.