“We called them the 20/20 guys. They would be in their 20s, and we were only paying them $20,000 the first year," says Ravens exec Ozzie Newsome, recalling Cunningham at 23.

Allgeier, who turns 26 in April, ran for 2,876 yards, didn’t miss a game and never fumbled over his four-year Falcons career.

The Falcons named Tumbo Abanikanda, who has been with the team since 2012, their director of scouting on Sunday.

Raheem Morris, fired after consecutive 8-9 seasons guiding the Falcons, takes over a 49ers defense formerly led by Robert Saleh, who left to become the Titans head coach.

As Jets offensive coordinator last season, Tanner Engstrand coached the Breece Hall-led run game to the 10th-best rushing attack in the NFL.

The Falcons hired Rams' senior offensive assistant Alex Van Pelt to be their quarterbacks coach, per reports. Van Pelt worked with Kevin Stefanski in Cleveland.

New Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham will have to hit the ground running as big decisions will have to be made in the next few weeks alone.

From his metro Atlanta roots to his NFL rise, here are five things to know about new Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham.

Ian Cunningham, who started his career as a personnel assistant with the Baltimore Ravens, agreed Thursday to become general manager of the Falcons, the team announced.