Patriots quarterback-wide receiver hybrid Malik Cunningham put together a drive that generated a lot of excitement Thursday night.
His preseason debut against the Houston Texans saw Cunningham rush for 34 yards and add another 19 through the air. His command and versatility on the field had former NFL punter Pat McAfee wondering how Cunningham went undrafted.
“Two-hundred-fifty-nine picks in that draft last year, Malik Cunningham was not drafted,” McAfee said on The Pat McAfee Show. “Somehow this guy is an undrafted free agent that Bill Belichick finds. And in the fourth quarter of the first preseason game, he gets an opportunity to play quarterback [and] electrifies everything.