Chargers Management Makes A Shocking Decision Over The Choice Of Jim Harbaugh And Ian Cunningham Today..
Once again, another offseason begins with rumors that Jim Harbaugh is looking to leave the Michigan football program for the NFL and that speculation has picked up again as Harbaugh is in Los Angeles at the start of the week to meet with the Chargers about their head coaching vacancy, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero.
While the two sides will meet in person about the position, it is not expected that either side will come to a decision now or in the immediate future, as both sides want to perform due diligence on all their available options first.
This isn’t the first time that Harbaugh has been connected to the Chargers, with a source inside the NFL who works as a coach saying that the L.A.-based team has been interested in Harbaugh for some time, and that the feeling from him was mutual.
But the Chargers are unlikely to be the only NFL team interested in looking at and speaking with Harbaugh, as their AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders are also rumored to be in the market for the Michigan coach who just won the national championship.
Rumors around Harbaugh’s coaching future heated up further late in the season after it was rumored that the Michigan coach hired agent Don Yee, a veteran rep with deep NFL ties, combined with Harbaugh not yet signing a new deal with the Wolverines amid some long-term offers from the school.
In another development The Chargers on Sunday confirmed they have interviewed Ian Cunningham for their general manager position.
Cunningham recently finished up his second season as the assistant general manager with the Bears.
He has worked extensively with Bears General Manager Ryan Poles throughout his time there and continues to be a major contributor to Chicago’s front office.
Cunningham joined the Bears after a long tenure in Philadelphia.
His time as a scout led him to the Eagles as the Director of College Scouting in 2017, where the team won Super Bowl LII in his first season.
After two seasons in the role, he moved up to Assistant Director of Player Personnel in 2019 before taking on the mantle of Director of Player Personnel in Philadelphia.
After his brief playing career was over, Cunningham quickly switched to trying to find a personnel role in football. He reached out to his college coach, Al Groh, who spent time coaching in the NFL.
Groh put Cunningham in contact with then-Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome, who would eventually hire him as a personnel assistant.
He would serve in that role until 2012, where he served as an area scout and was on the staff when the Ravens would go on to win the Super Bowl.