Bears, Falcons agree that Bears should receive compensatory 3rd-round draft picks for Ian Cunningham leaving

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles gives a fist-bump to a supporter on the sidelines during warm-ups before the Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC Divisional Round playoff game at Soldier Field, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesAshlee Rezin/Sun-Times

INDIANAPOLIS — If the Bears and Falcons agree that the Bears should get compensatory draft picks for the Falcons hiring former Bears executive Ian Cunningham as their general manager last month, it should be pretty straightforward.

It’s not, of course.

While the NFL gives a team two third-round picks when another team hires one of its minority staffers as general manager, it said the Bears will not get one for…