Korey Cunningham

American football player (born 1995)

American football player
Korey Cunningham
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Cunningham at Luke Air Force Base in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995 (age 28)
Montevallo, Alabama, U.S.
Died:4-25-2024
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Montevallo (AL)
College:Cincinnati
Position:Offensive tackle
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 254
Career history
  • Arizona Cardinals (2018)
  • New England Patriots (2019–2020)
  • New York Giants (2021–2022)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:31
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Korey Cunningham (born May 17, 1995) was an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Cincinnati.[1]

College career

Cunningham played in 33 games, starting 24 as a left tackle for Cincinnati.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+3⁄8 in
(1.97 m) 		311 lb
(141 kg) 		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.90 s 1.75 s 2.74 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 27 reps
All values from Pro Day[2][3]

Arizona Cardinals

Cunningham was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round (254th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] On May 11, 2018, he signed his rookie contract.[5] He started his first career regular-season game in Week 11 against the Oakland Raiders at left tackle in place of an injured D. J. Humphries, and started there the next six games. He suffered a foot injury in Week 16 and was placed on injured reserve on December 25, 2018.[6]

New England Patriots

On August 28, 2019, Cunningham was traded to the New England Patriots for a 2020 sixth-round pick.[7]

On August 31, 2021, Cunningham was released by the Patriots.[8]

New York Giants

On September 7, 2021, Cunningham was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants.[9] On October 19, 2021, Cunningham was signed to the active roster.[10]

On March 17, 2022, the Giants re-signed Cunningham.[11] On July 22, 2022, his contract was terminated with a non-football injury.[12] On October 18, 2022, the Giants signed Cunningham to their practice squad.[13] On November 23, 2022, Cunningham was elevated from the practice squad for week 12 game against the Dallas Cowboys.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2023.[15] He was released on August 27, 2023.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Korey Cunningham". draftscout.com. April 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Draft Scout Korey Cunningham, Cincinnati NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Korey Cunningham 2018 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Kubel, Tom (April 28, 2018). "Cardinals select T Korey Cunningham in seventh round of the NFL Draft". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Odegard, Kyle (May 11, 2018). "Three More Cardinals Draft Picks Sign Contracts". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Urban, Darren (December 25, 2018). "With Waiver Claim, Cardinals Bring Back D.J. Swearinger". AZCardinals.com.
  7. ^ Williams, Charean (August 28, 2019). "Cardinals trade Korey Cunningham to Patriots". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  8. ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. September 1, 2021.
  9. ^ Salomone, Dan (September 7, 2021). "Giants make updates to practice squad". Giants.com.
  10. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Andrew Thomas, CJ Board placed on injured reserve". Giants.com.
  11. ^ Eisen, Michael (March 17, 2022). "Giants re-sign offensive tackle Korey Cunningham". Giants.com.
  12. ^ "Giants sign DB Gavin Heslop, terminate OT Korey Cunningham (non-football injury)". www.giants.com. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Eisen, Michael (October 18, 2022). "Giants sign WR Marcus Johnson off practice squad". Giants.com.
  14. ^ Salomone, Dan (November 23, 2022). "Giants sign OL Devery Hamilton, DB Trenton Thompson to active roster". Giants.com.
  15. ^ "Giants sign 10 to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com. January 22, 2023.
  16. ^ Salomone, Dan (August 27, 2023). "Giants make series of transactions ahead of NFL roster deadline". Giants.com.

External links

  • Cincinnati Bearcats bio
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Arizona Cardinals 2018 NFL draft selections