The New England Patriots nab DE Jermaine Cunningham in the 2nd round
The Patriots have picked DE Jermaine Cunningham from Florida with the 53rd pick (2nd round) in the NFL Draft. Cunningham is 6′3″, 248 pounds so the Patriots probably are thinking about moving him to OLB. The problem with that is Cunningham is not a good open field tackler. That makes him a bit of a tweener. Cunningham played in 12 games (all starts) for Florida last season and he finished up with 34 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, 7 sacks, he had forced 2 fumbles and he had 1 fumble recovery. Cunningham played in 45 games (38 starts) in his career at Florida and he finished up with 152 tackles, 34 tackles for a loss, 19.5 sacks, he batted down 7 passes, forced 5 fumbles and he recovered 1 fumble. The Patriots coaching staff will likely have to coach Cunningham up as they likely picked him a round or two too early.


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