US EditionChicago Bears Promote Jeff King to Assistant General Manager
Jeff King fills the assistant GM role vacated by Ian Cunningham and brings years of personnel experience to support GM Ryan Poles at the Bears' front office.
- On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Chicago Bears announced Jeff King was promoted to assistant general manager, replacing Ian Cunningham and giving Ryan Poles a new deputy.
- After Cunningham was hired by Atlanta earlier this month, he joined a revamped Falcons leadership group including Kevin Stefanski and Matt Ryan; Cunningham had been Poles's top lieutenant since 2022.
- Having moved up the personnel ladder since 2015, King played 108 NFL games over seven seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals, catching 156 passes for 1,323 yards and 12 touchdowns.
- The Bears emphasized quick internal action, with Poles saying `Jeff has earned this promotion through his commitment to our team and his excellence within our operation,' and he added they 'look forward to Jeff's continued leadership and contributions.'
- King's promotion preserves front-office continuity because he helped shape the 2025 Bears roster and served on the search committee that picked head coach Ben Johnson.
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Bears elevate Jeff King to assistant general manager
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have a new assistant general manager and he's been in Halas Hall for 11 years. On a busy day for the team on the stadium front, the Bears announced that Jeff King has been named new assistant GM. The former NFL tight end (Panthers '06-10, Cardinals '11-12) started [...]
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsBears name Jeff King assistant GM
The Bears promoted Jeff King from senior player personnel director to assistant general manager on Thursday, giving GM Ryan Poles a new deputy.King replaces Ian Cunningham, who earlier this month was named the GM of the Falcons.When Poles took the Bears job four years ago, he created the position of assistant GM and picked Cunningham for the job.King has been part of some of the Bears’ biggest decisions in recent years — and was on the search co…
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