The grass probably will be greener for Malik Cunningham in Baltimore, and Bill Belichick knows it.
The Patriots head coach was surprisingly candid Wednesday morning when asked about Cunningham leaving New England’s practice squad to sign with the Baltimore Ravens. Rather than saying some version of, “I’m not going to talk about players who aren’t on the roster,” Belichick offered actual insight into Cunningham’s situation.
“Yeah,” Belichick said when asked whether the Patriots tried to keep the undrafted rookie. “But I think, at the end of the day, they sold him on the opportunity, the offense; he had Lamar (Jackson).