Source: Patriots re-sign Malik Cunningham to practice squad after clearing waivers
The New England Patriots wasted no time bringing back a familiar face. After being released on Tuesday and clearing waivers, the Patriots have re-signed Malik Cunningham to the practice squad, a source tells A to Z Sports. On Wednesday, Belichick hinted to reporters that the plan was to re-sign Cunningham if he cleared waivers. And […]
The New England Patriots wasted no time bringing back a familiar face.
After being released on Tuesday and clearing waivers, the Patriots have re-signed Malik Cunningham to the practice squad, a source tells A to Z Sports.
On Wednesday, Belichick hinted to reporters that the plan was to re-sign Cunningham if he cleared waivers. And now we know he has.
But when asked about the initial decision to waive him, Belichick didn't give much away.
"Doing what's best for the team," he said.
The decision to waive the quarterback was an interesting move by the Patriots, who signed Cunningham to the active roster just 10 days ago. And in New England's loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, Cunningham served as the backup quarterback to Jones with Bailey Zappe being the emergency third.
His time with the Patriots has been one of surprise, with the young quarterback shocking many during the preseason.
Cunningham was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL Draft. He impressed in the preseason, showing off his speed while in the pocket.
In the Patriots preseason opener, Cunningham began that game as a receiver but later replaced Trace McSorley in the fourth quarter. And what happened next had everyone on the edge of their seat.
Cunningham had the most success of any of the Patriots backup quarterbacks, leading the team into the end zone. And New England can thank his ability to read the defense and utilize his speed as the reason for getting its only touchdown of the night.
However, he along with Zappe were waived on cutdown day. Since then the two have been battling it out for that back up spot, with Zappe being the primary winner.
The Patriots are known to do some unpredictable things as we've seen, so the future for the young quarterback is still wide open and anything is possible in this organization.
Bill Belichick gives weak answer about waiving Malik Cunningham
That was an expected answer.
