NFL Draft | Jermaine Cunningham Became Heroic Player On Television Today --- NFL Draft | Jermaine Cunningham Became Heroic Player. Patriots selected Florida DE Jermaine Cunningham with the No. 53 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Jermaine Cunningham a three-year starter for the Gators, was the team's most disruptive defender in 2009. He has great initial quickness and agility to make plays on the other side of the line of scrimmage. He finished his career tied for 10th in school history with 19.5 quarterback sacks. He doesn't have outstanding speed but is athletic enough to be a versatile defender as an outside linebacker or end at the next level.
Cunningham goes before more heralded teammate Carlos Dunlap. A hand-in-the dirt rusher at UF, Cunningham will convert to outside linebacker in the Pats' 3-4 defense. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound prospect was a solid collegiate producer, racking up 34 tackles for loss and 19.5 sacks in his final three years. His numbers were just as good, if not superior to Dunlap's across the board.
Cunningham started 12 games and earned All-SEC second-team honors. He compiled 34 tackles and finished second on the team in sacks with seven which also tied for fourth in the SEC. He led the Gators with 12 stops behind the line of scrimmage, the fifth-best mark in the league. Cunningham does have one blemish on his record. In December of 2007 he was arrested for misdemeanor battery after he and fellow teammate Jonathan Demps allegedly hit a store clerk with a sandwich and empty cups during a verbal altercation over a bag of chips at Jimmy John's restaurant, 1724 W. University Ave., in Gainesville, Fla.
Today, Jermaine Cunningham Became Heroic Player in Patriots on NFL Draft 2010.
Tags: carlos dunlap, everson griffen, brandon spikes, taylor mays, sergio kindle
Cunningham goes before more heralded teammate Carlos Dunlap. A hand-in-the dirt rusher at UF, Cunningham will convert to outside linebacker in the Pats' 3-4 defense. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound prospect was a solid collegiate producer, racking up 34 tackles for loss and 19.5 sacks in his final three years. His numbers were just as good, if not superior to Dunlap's across the board.
Cunningham started 12 games and earned All-SEC second-team honors. He compiled 34 tackles and finished second on the team in sacks with seven which also tied for fourth in the SEC. He led the Gators with 12 stops behind the line of scrimmage, the fifth-best mark in the league. Cunningham does have one blemish on his record. In December of 2007 he was arrested for misdemeanor battery after he and fellow teammate Jonathan Demps allegedly hit a store clerk with a sandwich and empty cups during a verbal altercation over a bag of chips at Jimmy John's restaurant, 1724 W. University Ave., in Gainesville, Fla.
Today, Jermaine Cunningham Became Heroic Player in Patriots on NFL Draft 2010.
Tags: carlos dunlap, everson griffen, brandon spikes, taylor mays, sergio kindle
