968:
368:
In the years that followed, Cunningham's commentary increasingly drew the ire of college football coaches, resulting in at least two occasions where coaches responded directly to
Cunningham's broadcasting commentary. These included Nebraska's Bo Pelini, Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, who called comments by
369:
Cunningham "surprising and offensive," and
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh, who condemned Cunningham's comments regarding a Michigan player's injury. Cunningham later apologized for the Michigan comments.
384:
Cunningham began to move behind the scenes in filmmaking and television. In 1992 he directed a documentary about his rookie season in the NFL. In 2005 he produced his first documentary
631:
1089:
304:
182:
872:
1084:
1005:
624:
1034:
865:
617:
477:
1054:
1039:
1079:
858:
372:
Cunningham resigned from ESPN prior to the 2017 college season, citing disenchantment with football due to growing evidence of the risk of
197:
193:
1049:
998:
401:
834:
609:
491:
390:
991:
640:
450:
328:
308:
186:
1064:
824:
526:
768:
541:
511:
108:
1069:
1059:
1044:
839:
24:
1074:
723:
773:
708:
373:
936:
796:
276:
324:
300:
118:
280:
49:
263:. In 2017, he resigned citing his personal concerns with safety risks posed by the sport of football.
743:
20:
974:
This biographical article relating to an
American football offensive lineman born in the 1960s is a
639:
292:
256:
405:
594:
1029:
527:"ESPN's Ed Cunningham Apologizes To Michigan For Speculating That Injured Player Was Suspended"
408:
and 'Dukes of Haggle' while also writing and directing the documentary 'Jerry's Last
Mission'.
396:
248:(born August 17, 1969) is an American sports announcer, film producer, and former professional
850:
425:
362:
1024:
8:
979:
259:(NFL), Cunningham worked as an commentator for different media outlets, most recently
881:
604:
320:
284:
249:
143:
915:
804:
753:
733:
718:
332:
296:
288:
157:
454:
738:
703:
693:
496:
161:
151:
147:
76:
975:
886:
783:
512:"Jim Harbaugh condemns Ed Cunningham's suspension speculation on Jourdan Lewis"
272:
128:
1018:
814:
788:
763:
758:
678:
658:
385:
910:
829:
778:
728:
698:
688:
668:
663:
653:
642:
1991 Washington
Huskies football—UPI & USA Today/CNN national champions
492:"Iowa fires back on accusation that it should have protected C.J. Beathard"
928:
673:
944:
923:
900:
809:
748:
600:
566:
351:
347:
542:"ESPN Football Analyst Walks Away, Disturbed by Brain Trauma on Field"
478:"Nebraska Football: The Hard-Hitting Huskers Face Collision Questions"
713:
590:
967:
388:
and then continued to produce several other documentaries including
819:
346:
In 1997, Cunningham became a regional college football analyst for
880:
331:
with Eli Gold as his broadcast partner. Cunningham also called
358:
340:
336:
260:
361:
and ABC Sports, Cunningham began appearing as analyst on
1090:
American football offensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs
1085:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
271:Selected in the third round (61st overall) of the
16:American football player and announcer (born 1969)
1016:
319:After his football career, he became a football
589:Career statistics and player information from
999:
866:
625:
327:(now known as Spike) calling games for the
1035:Players of American football from Virginia
1006:
992:
873:
859:
632:
618:
402:Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
131: / round: 3 / pick: 61
524:
391:The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
1017:
539:
525:Redford, Patrick (September 9, 2016).
376:that the sport poses for its players.
1055:American television sports announcers
854:
613:
475:
314:
1040:Film producers from Washington, D.C.
962:
1080:Washington Huskies football players
13:
1050:American football offensive guards
404:. He also produced TV series like
25:Edward Cunningham (disambiguation)
14:
1101:
581:
266:
87:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
19:For those of a similar name, see
966:
540:Branch, John (August 30, 2017).
451:"Ed Cunningham - ESPN MediaZone"
374:chronic traumatic encephalopathy
303:in Seattle, helping them win a
559:
533:
518:
504:
484:
469:
443:
418:
379:
175:Career highlights and awards
1:
411:
978:. You can help Knowledge by
357:In 2006, with the merger of
255:Following his career in the
7:
1065:College football announcers
514:. MLive. September 5, 2016.
350:. Cunningham moved over to
10:
1106:
961:
430:Pro-Football-Reference.com
18:
1070:Arizona Cardinals players
1060:Arena football announcers
1045:American football centers
896:
649:
285:Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals
283:for five seasons for the
239:
227:
219:
215:
210:
206:
179:
174:
170:
144:Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals
140:
135:
124:
114:
104:
99:
95:285 lb (129 kg)
91:
83:
60:
55:
45:
40:
21:Ed Cunningham (executive)
1075:Seattle Seahawks players
426:"1992 NFL Draft Listing"
301:University of Washington
293:National Football League
257:National Football League
32:American football player
595:Pro Football Reference
400:(2011), which won the
363:ESPN College Football
329:Arena Football League
305:national championship
211:Career NFL statistics
500:. September 5, 2017.
476:Cavanaugh, Brandon.
279:, Cunningham played
56:Personal information
803:Assistant coaches:
457:on October 18, 2017
37:
546:The New York Times
480:. Bleacher Report.
315:Sports commentator
100:Career information
35:
987:
986:
956:
955:
883:Phoenix Cardinals
848:
847:
277:Phoenix Cardinals
250:American football
243:
242:
235:
234:
183:National champion
109:Mount Vernon (VA)
1097:
1008:
1001:
994:
970:
963:
941:Reggie Yarbrough
920:Brian Brauninger
916:Michael Bankston
889:
884:
875:
868:
861:
852:
851:
805:Keith Gilbertson
754:Siupeli Malamala
734:Napoleon Kaufman
719:Billy Joe Hobert
643:
634:
627:
620:
611:
610:
575:
574:
563:
557:
556:
554:
552:
537:
531:
530:
522:
516:
515:
508:
502:
501:
488:
482:
481:
473:
467:
466:
464:
462:
453:. Archived from
447:
441:
440:
438:
436:
422:
354:in August 2000.
333:Arizona Rattlers
297:college football
289:Seattle Seahawks
217:
216:
158:Seattle Seahawks
136:Career history
74:
70:
68:
38:
34:
1105:
1104:
1100:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1094:
1015:
1014:
1013:
1012:
959:
957:
952:
937:Tyrone Williams
892:
887:
882:
879:
849:
844:
769:Andrew Peterson
739:Lincoln Kennedy
704:Jamal Fountaine
645:
641:
638:
584:
579:
578:
567:"Ed Cunningham"
565:
564:
560:
550:
548:
538:
534:
523:
519:
510:
509:
505:
497:Chicago Tribune
490:
489:
485:
474:
470:
460:
458:
449:
448:
444:
434:
432:
424:
423:
419:
414:
382:
317:
269:
77:Washington D.C.
75:
72:
71:August 17, 1969
66:
64:
33:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1103:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1011:
1010:
1003:
996:
988:
985:
984:
971:
954:
953:
951:
950:
947:
942:
939:
934:
931:
926:
921:
918:
913:
908:
903:
897:
894:
893:
888:1992 NFL draft
878:
877:
870:
863:
855:
846:
845:
843:
842:
840:Bill Wentworth
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
800:
799:
792:
791:
786:
784:Tyrone Rodgers
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
650:
647:
646:
637:
636:
629:
622:
614:
608:
607:
598:
587:
583:
582:External links
580:
577:
576:
558:
532:
517:
503:
483:
468:
442:
416:
415:
413:
410:
381:
378:
316:
313:
273:1992 NFL draft
268:
267:Playing career
265:
241:
240:
237:
236:
233:
232:
229:
228:Games started:
225:
224:
221:
213:
212:
208:
207:
204:
203:
202:
201:
190:
177:
176:
172:
171:
168:
167:
166:
165:
155:
138:
137:
133:
132:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
62:
58:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1102:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1030:Living people
1028:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1009:
1004:
1002:
997:
995:
990:
989:
983:
981:
977:
972:
969:
965:
964:
960:
948:
946:
943:
940:
938:
935:
932:
930:
927:
925:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
906:Ed Cunningham
904:
902:
899:
898:
895:
890:
885:
876:
871:
869:
864:
862:
857:
856:
853:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
815:Jim Lambright
813:
811:
808:
806:
802:
801:
798:
794:
793:
790:
789:Donald Willis
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
764:Shane Pahukoa
762:
760:
759:Orlando McKay
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
724:Dave Hoffmann
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
684:Ed Cunningham
682:
680:
679:Brett Collins
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
659:Eric Bjornson
657:
655:
652:
651:
648:
644:
635:
630:
628:
623:
621:
616:
615:
612:
606:
602:
601:Ed Cunningham
599:
597: ·
596:
593: ·
592:
588:
586:
585:
572:
568:
562:
547:
543:
536:
528:
521:
513:
507:
499:
498:
493:
487:
479:
472:
456:
452:
446:
431:
427:
421:
417:
409:
407:
403:
399:
398:
393:
392:
387:
386:New York Doll
377:
375:
370:
366:
364:
360:
355:
353:
349:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
312:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
264:
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
246:Ed Cunningham
238:
230:
226:
222:
220:Games played:
218:
214:
209:
205:
199:
195:
191:
188:
184:
181:
180:
178:
173:
169:
163:
159:
156:
153:
149:
145:
142:
141:
139:
134:
130:
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
110:
107:
103:
98:
94:
90:
86:
82:
78:
73:(age 55)
63:
59:
54:
51:
48:
44:
39:
36:Ed Cunningham
30:
26:
22:
980:expanding it
973:
958:
949:Lance Wilson
933:David Henson
911:Jeff Christy
905:
830:Chris Tormey
795:Head coach:
779:Pete Pierson
774:Aaron Pierce
744:Donald Jones
729:Pete Kaligis
709:Frank Garcia
699:Jaime Fields
694:D'Marco Farr
689:Steve Emtman
683:
669:Mark Brunell
664:Mark Bruener
654:Mario Bailey
570:
561:
549:. Retrieved
545:
535:
520:
506:
495:
486:
471:
459:. Retrieved
455:the original
445:
433:. Retrieved
429:
420:
395:
389:
383:
371:
367:
356:
345:
318:
295:. He played
270:
254:
245:
244:
105:High school:
29:
1025:1969 births
929:Eric Blount
674:Beno Bryant
529:. Deadspin.
406:Breaking In
394:(2007) and
380:Film career
192:First-team
1019:Categories
945:Rob Baxley
924:Derek Ware
901:Tony Sacca
891:selections
835:Matt Simon
825:Jeff Mills
810:Randy Hart
749:Sanjay Lal
551:August 30,
412:References
397:Undefeated
352:ABC Sports
348:CBS Sports
335:games for
194:All-Pac-10
125:NFL draft:
119:Washington
67:1969-08-17
41:No. 59, 79
797:Don James
714:Dana Hall
365:as well.
46:Position:
820:Al Lavan
287:and the
252:player.
115:College:
591:NFL.com
339:TV and
321:analyst
299:at the
291:of the
275:by the
92:Weight:
84:Height:
461:May 6,
435:May 7,
281:center
79:, U.S.
50:Center
61:Born:
976:stub
605:IMDb
571:IMDb
553:2017
463:2017
437:2023
359:ESPN
343:AM.
341:KGME
337:KUTP
323:for
309:1991
261:ESPN
198:1991
187:1991
162:1996
152:1995
148:1992
129:1992
23:and
603:at
325:TNN
307:in
1021::
569:.
544:.
494:.
428:.
311:.
231:47
223:61
69:)
1007:e
1000:t
993:v
982:.
874:e
867:t
860:v
633:e
626:t
619:v
573:.
555:.
465:.
439:.
200:)
196:(
189:)
185:(
164:)
160:(
154:)
150:–
146:(
65:(
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.