Melvin Cunningham
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Red Jacket, West Virginia, U.S.
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| Position | Defensive specialist | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 16, 1973 Red Jacket, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Marshall | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Melvin Cunningham (born December 16, 1973) is an American former football defensive specialist who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Marshall University. He was also a member of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Cunningham played for the Marshall Thundering Herd from 1993 to 1996. He was an All-American and first team All-Southern Conference selection in 1995 and 1996. He recorded 3 interceptions, returning both for touchdowns, and 27 tackles his senior year in 1996.[2][3] The Thundering Herd won the Division I-AA national championship in 1996.[4]
Professional career
Cunningham signed with the Miami Dolphins of the NFL on April 27, 1997 after going undrafted in the 1997 NFL draft.[3] He was released by the Dolphins on August 12, 1997.[5]
Cunningham was signed by the AFL's Tampa Bay Storm during the 1999 off-season. He earned second-team All-Arena honors in 1999.[6] He missed the 2000 and 2001 seasons due to injury.[7] He was placed on injured reserve on June 18, 2002. Cunningham was later placed on the injured exempt list on January 11, 2003. He was released by the Storm on November 6, 2003.[8]