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The Chicago Bears' appeal to the NFL for compensatory picks has officially ended.
The league levied its ruling on the Bears' appeal to earn compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham's hire in Atlanta as the Falcons' general manager.
The Bears, at the end, will still be without draft picks.
What we know:
Cunningham's hire was thought to trigger the NFL's Rooney Rule, which applauds a team for developing a minority candidate who takes over as a primary decision maker for a football team.
This is either a head coach or a general manager.
The NFL has held, since Cunningham's hire, that Cunningham was not the primary decision football maker. President of Football Operations Matt Ryan was the primary decision maker.
The Bears openly pursued an appeal at the NFL Combine. Even Cunningham, speaking as the Falcons' GM, said he thought the Bears deserved compensatory picks.
According to the Rooney Rule, the NFL would have awarded the Bears two third-round selections: one this year and one in the 2027 NFL Draft.
"To be compensated for that's a little strange," Poles said in Indianapolis. "I saw the Chiefs get a pick because of me and then I watched that player go and play."
President Kevin Warren this week at the NFL Owner's Meetings said the Bears were still in the process of appealing for compensatory picks.
Now, the NFL closes the book on this appeal with a similar verbiage to what the NFL told FOX 32 earlier this year.
"The policy for receiving picks pertains to the head coach or the primary football executive," Chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an email to FOX Chicago on Feb. 11. "The primary football executive position was filled by Matt Ryan."
What they're saying:
"The matter is now closed following the club’s appeal. The NFL informed the Bears today they will not receive compensatory picks," the NFL said in a statement, according to Ian Rapoport. "The policy is designed to provide picks for the Primary Football Executive position. The League determined Mr. Cunningham did not fill that role with the Falcons as it is defined in League rules."