亞特蘭大 – 伊恩·坎寧安（Ian Cunningham）是巨大碗盈利前線工作地點的成員，週四在亞特蘭大與獵鷹隊領導層會面後，他被智力為亞特蘭大獵鷹隊總經理。
坎寧安 (Cunningham) 在芝加哥熊隊 (Chicago Bears) 效力四個季節 (2022-25 年) 後猩亞特蘭大，就職助理總經理，並在風大都會 (Windy Metropolis) 度過了一段時光，並幫助熊隊於 2025 年 NFC 北區冠軍。坎寧安 (Cunningham) 將向球隊足球總裁馬特·安 (Matt Ryan) 匯報情況。
“It was evident through our rigorous interview process Ian was the right choice for our general manager position,’ said Ryan. “他對我們團隊和組織的願景與我們試圖支持獵鷹隊進入階段的領導者形式完全一致。在伊恩職業生涯的下一個階段，在巴爾的摩和費城舉辦的大型碗儲藏期間，伊恩展示了實現冠軍爭奪者把他們安置組織比賽的聲音中所需的動力和注意力力。我們很喜歡他全面而深入的旅程，通過技術審查的每一個要素，我們知道他是聯盟中最高的球員之一。他和斯特凡斯基教練的搭檔對我們來說很有趣，我們迫不及待地希望看到他們將我們共同的願景落實到我們現在不再相信的每件事上。 ”
在他在芝加哥擔任助理總經理期間的某個階段，四名狂熱的遊戲玩家獲得了三項全可靠榮譽和四次可靠碗選擇，他們是凱文·拜爾德、德魯·達爾曼、蒙特茲·斯威特和喬·圖尼。 2025年的芝加哥進攻隊在NFL總進攻中排名第六，在坎寧安的球員中有13人至少打了400次進攻。
“It’s truly an honor to be the general manager of the Atlanta Falcons and I couldn’t be more thankful to Arthur Blank, Matt Ryan, Greg Beadles, Josh Blank and the entire search committee for believing in me,” 坎寧安說道。 “As a Falcons fan growing up in Roswell when the Dirty Birds were rolling, the Braves were on fire and the city was hosting the Summer Olympics, I lived the passion of Atlanta sports fans and I can’t wait to be part of bringing that fire and energy back to the city. It’s been incredible to build a relationship with Matt over the last several weeks and to have an immediate connection with Kevin. I can’t wait to work with both of these great football minds to put a team on the field everyone will be very excited about. We all share the same vision for what the Atlanta Falcons should and will be and it’s time to work.”
在芝加哥之前，坎寧安在費城老鷹隊度過了五個賽季，當該組織在2017年第一次大碗冠軍時，他成為球隊隊長的一員。坎寧安在費城開始了他的大學球探總監(2017-18)生涯，隨後又再次擔任球員人事助理總監(2019-20)和球員人事總監(2021)。在他在費城的五年任期內，老鷹隊四次晉級季后賽，兩次奪得國聯東區冠軍，並贏得了前面提到的巨大碗冠軍。
“My experience in Chicago has been important to me in so many ways, and I wouldn’t have this opportunity in Atlanta without George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and especially Ryan Poles,” 坎寧安說道。 “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity they gave me and everything I’ve learned from them over my years with the Bears. It has been a first-class experience, and I will never forget what they, our staff, coaches, players and the great fans of Chicago have done for me.”
坎寧安在費城效力期間（2017-21）共有6名老鷹隊獲得了11次可靠碗選擇權。
坎寧安於2008年在巴爾的摩烏鴉隊開始了他的NFL前線職業生涯，擔任退役人事助理。在擔任了五個賽季（2008-12）退役人事助理後，在2012年烏鴉隊的大碗賽中，他擔任了兩個（2013-14）東南聲球探，然後從2015-16年開始擔任東南/西南聲球探。烏鴉隊在他的9個賽季中，有6個賽季進入了季后賽，併兩次參加亞足聯北區冠軍，並在2012年獲得了巨大的碗冠軍。
在加入監獄之前，坎寧安於2008年以未選秀自由球員進攻前鋒的身份與堪薩斯大酋長隊簽約。坎寧安出生於得克薩斯州卡羅爾頓，早年居住在佐治亞州羅斯威爾，而他的父親路易斯·坎寧安於1996年夏季奧運會上成為亞特蘭大奧委會廣告和營銷副總裁。坎寧安於2007年在弗吉尼亞州獲得心理學，並於2008年獲得心理學獎年在弗吉尼亞州獲得了一次培訓。
坎寧安和他的同事賈斯汀絞死了三名早年的人：埃利奧特、魯尼和尼爾。
亞瑟·M·布蘭克（Arthur M. Blank）談伊恩·坎寧安（Ian Cunningham）：
“From the first time we met with Ian, his bright and innovative mind quickly made an impact on our group. Through our research, it is clear he is a selfless individual driven by a pursuit of perfection and is impeccable with his word while never pausing on his quest to learn more and challenge the status quo. As we have previously said, our objective is to win games and contend for championships every year, a focus that Ian shares and has demonstrated throughout his career. We look forward to the leadership we now have in place with Matt Ryan, Kevin Stefanski and Ian Cunningham and the work that is to come from our organization as it builds on what is already a strong foundation.”
