Benny Cunningham
Cunningham in 2016
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| No. 26 Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 7, 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Madison (TN) Goodpasture Christian | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Middle Tennessee State | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing attempts: | 171 |
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| Rushing yards: | 748 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 4 |
| Receptions: | 93 |
| Receiving yards: | 752 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Benjamin Corey Cunningham (born July 7, 1990) is an American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Middle Tennessee State and was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Cunningham attended Madison (TN) Goodpasture Christian in Madison, Tennessee, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he rushed for 721 yards and 16 touchdowns on offense, while collecting 62 tackles and an interception on defense. As a senior, he rushed for a new school record 1,744 yards and 2,357 all purpose yards to go along with 29 touchdowns, leading Goodpasture to the state semifinals. He was named the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Class 2A Back for 2008, the TSWA All-State and the Region Player of the Year and was voted to the All-Southern Football Team by the Orlando Sentinel. He owns the school record in single-season rushing yards (1,744), career touchdowns (60), touchdowns in a game (five), touchdowns in a season (29), and all-purpose yards in a season (2,357) and career (4,611). He was also selected to play at the Tennessee East-West All-Star Game.
Also an standout track & field athlete, Cunningham was one of the state's top performers in the sprinting events. At the 2009 TSSAA State T&F Championships, he took gold in both the 100 meters, with a time of 10.6 seconds, and in the 200 meters, at 21.86 seconds. In addition, he competed in the 800 meter run event and was a member of the 4 × 100 m relay squad. He also recorded a 4.39 40-yard dash in practice.
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