The Atlanta Falcons have a head coach and a GM with ties to Joe Flacco, which means that he has to be the reason they are so comfortable cutting Kirk Cousins.

The Falcons are naming Cunningham as their next general manager, multiple sources tell CBS Sports. Cunningham arrives in Atlanta after four years as the assistant GM in Chicago, and he combines with new president of football Matt Ryan and head coach Kevin Stefanski to make up the new football braintrust for the team.

The Bears will not receive compensatory picks for losing Ian Cunningham to the Falcons, and the NFL world isn't happy.

The Atlanta Falcons officially hired Ian Cunningham as their new general manager on Thursday evening. Cunningham, the former assistant GM for the Chicago Bears, was one of six candidates to interview for the position,