Korey Cunningham

Korey Cunningham (born May 17, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati.[1]

Korey Cunningham
Cunningham at Luke Air Force Base in 2018
No. 79 – New York Giants
Position:Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-17) May 17, 1995
Montevallo, Alabama
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Montevallo (AL)
College:Cincinnati
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 254
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Games played:30
Games started:6
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

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

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Cunningham was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round (254th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2] On May 11, 2018, he signed his rookie contract.[3] 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.[4]

New England Patriots

On August 28, 2019, Cunningham was traded to the New England Patriots for a 2020 sixth-round pick.[5]

On August 31, 2021, Cunningham was released by the Patriots.[6]

New York Giants

On September 7, 2021, Cunningham was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[7] On October 19, 2021, Cunningham was signed to the active roster.[8]

On March 17, 2022, the Giants re-signed Cunningham.[9]

References
  1. "Korey Cunningham". draftscout.com. April 28, 2018.
  2. Kubel, Tom (April 28, 2018). "Cardinals select T Korey Cunningham in seventh round of the NFL Draft". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. Odegard, Kyle (May 11, 2018). "Three More Cardinals Draft Picks Sign Contracts". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
  4. Urban, Darren (December 25, 2018). "With Waiver Claim, Cardinals Bring Back D.J. Swearinger". AZCardinals.com.
  5. Williams, Charean (August 28, 2019). "Cardinals trade Korey Cunningham to Patriots". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  6. "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.
  7. Salomone, Dan (September 7, 2021). "Giants make updates to practice squad". Giants.com.
  8. Eisen, Michael (October 19, 2021). "Andrew Thomas, CJ Board placed on injured reserve". Giants.com.
  9. Eisen, Michael (March 17, 2022). "Giants re-sign offensive tackle Korey Cunningham". Giants.com.


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