NFL rejects Bears' appeal for compensatory draft picks after Falcons hire Ian Cunningham

The Chicago Bears won’t be getting any compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham’s jump to become general manager of the Atlanta Falcons after four years as Ryan Poles’ assistant GM at Halas Hall.The NFL on Friday rejected the Bears’ appeal of the original decision. Had it been successful, the Bears would have picked up a third-round pick in this month’s NFL Draft and another in next year’s.Advertisement