If Kyle Pitts leaves in free agency, the Falcons could pivot to a familiar tight end option tied to new coach Kevin Stefanski.

While the Falcons hired Ian Cunningham as their next general manager, the Bears won't be awarded two compensatory picks.

Falcons president of football Matt Ryan comments on GM search

Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reports that the Atlanta Falcons' final decision for general manager may be coming soon.

"Despite losing Ian Cunningham to the Falcons as GM, the Bears won't receive compensation, because Matt Ryan is considered Atlanta's 'primary football executive' under league rules," Pelissero reports. The Bears, if circumstances were normal, would've landed two third-round compensatory picks for seeing Cunningham get hired by the Falcons.

USA Today's NFL experts make their picks for a Week 17 showdown between the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams

The Chicago Bears had some bad news confirmed in the wake of Ian Cunningham agreeing to become the Atlanta Falcons' general manager. The post Bad News Confirmed for Bears After Losing Ian Cunningham to Falcons appeared first on Heavy Sports.

Atlanta Falcons vs Los Angeles Rams picks, predictions, odds, win probabilities for NFL Week 17 Monday Night Football game Dec. 29. Who will win game?

Though the Falcons hired one of Kirk Cousins‘ former coaches, he is still expected to be on his way out of Atlanta in early March, per Josh Kendall of The Athletic.