LAS VEGAS– Former NFL MVP Randall Cunningham has signed up with the rebranded Las Vegas Raiders as the teams pastor.
” Im elated, flabbergasted,” Cunningham told ESPN on Friday. “Ive currently been in on some [Zoom] conferences with the group. I intend on spending a great deal of time with the men when its okay. Ive talked with Marcus Mariota, Nelson Agholor. What an incredible group of people Mark Davis and Jon Gruden have actually put together.”
Cunningham, 57, played college football at UNLV from 1982-84. He was the Philadelphia Eagles second-round draft choice in the 1985 NFL draft and the eventual four-time Pro Bowler was called NFL MVP in 1990 by the Pro Football Writers Association.
After 11 seasons in Philadelphia (Gruden was his offending organizer for one season in 1995), Cunningham, as a totally free agent, stated he installed a signboard in Oakland that checked out, “Need a quarterback? Call Randall Cunningham.”
Al Davis never bit, though, and Cunningham sat out the 1996 NFL season before returning with the Minnesota Vikings in 1997 and investing a season each with the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
Cunningham, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016, made Las Vegas his permanent home late in his playing career and later developed his own church, Remnant Ministries, as its pastor.
” Hes going to take care of the men in Las Vegas,” Raiders owner Mark Davis informed ESPN.com.
” When you talk to anybody in the neighborhood, everybody always talks about Randall. Its quite unique.”
Cunningham changes former Raiders running back Napoleon Kaufman, who is the coach of the Oakland Bishop ODowd High School football team.
” Gruden asked me to be the group pastor,” Cunningham stated. “I have an obligation to take care of these people in this town. And I accept that obligation.”
” Im elated, flabbergasted,” Cunningham informed ESPN on Friday. I plan on investing a lot of time with the guys when its Okay.” Hes going to take care of the guys in Las Vegas,” Raiders owner Mark Davis told ESPN.com.” Gruden asked me to be the team chaplain,” Cunningham said.
