Chicago Bears fans have more than a vested interest in one of the big job openings in the NFL going into the playoffs.
The Atlanta Falcons are busy with first finding a president of football before filling the general manager and head coach roles. One reason Bears fans are interested is that Chicago assistant general manager Ian Cunningham is expected to be one of the favorites for the Falcons GM job.
A lot of that depends on what happens with the president of football job with the Falcons. The Athletic's Dianna Russini spoke about the search for Atlanta and Bears general manager Ryan Poles' involvement.