New Falcons GM Ian Cunningham’s connection to Atlanta goes back to his childhood

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons new leadership team is now complete. The franchise introduced new general manager Ian Cunningham at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Tuesday.

Cunningham sat next to Falcons legend and President of Football Matt Ryan to outline their goals. New head coach Kevin Stefanski was also in the room.

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Cunningham says he always knew he wanted to be a general manager.

He spent four seasons with the Chicago Bears as the team’s assistant general manager. But he’s no stranger to metro Atlanta.

He lived in Roswell as a child while his father worked as a vice president for the Atlanta Olympic Committee during the 1996 Summer Games.

The next steps in the Falcons preps with leadership team, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.

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