| 词条 | Ed Cunningham |
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| name = Ed Cunningham | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 59, 79 | position = Center | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|8|17}} | birth_place = Washington D.C. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 285 | high_school = Mount Vernon (VA) | college = University of Washington | draftyear = 1992 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 61 | pastteams =
| highlights = | statlabel1 = Games Played | statvalue1 = 61 | statlabel2 = Games Started | statvalue2 = 47 | statlabel3 = | statvalue3 = | nfl-new = edcunningham/2500253 }} Ed Cunningham (born August 17, 1969) is an American sports announcer, film producer, and former professional American football player. Following his career in the National Football League, Cunningham worked as an commentator for different media outlets, most recently ESPN. In 2017 he resigned citing his personal concerns with safety risks posed by the sport of football. Playing careerHe played center for five seasons for the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Prior to his professional football career, Cunningham played center for the Washington Huskies, helping them win a national championship in 1991. Sports commentatorAfter his football career, he became a football analyst for TNN (now known as Spike) calling games for the Arena Football League with Eli Gold as his broadcast partner. Cunningham also called Arizona Rattlers games for KUTP TV and KGME AM. In 1997, Cunningham became a regional college football analyst for CBS Sports. Cunningham moved over to ABC Sports in August 2000. In 2006, with the merger of ESPN and ABC Sports, Cunningham began appearing as analyst on ESPN College Football as well.[1] In the years that followed, Cunningham’s commentary increasingly drew the ire of college football coaches, resulting in several occasions where coaches responded directly to Cunningham’s broadcasting commentary. These included Nebraska’s Bo Pelini[2], Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, who called comments by Cunningham "surprising and offensive,"[3] and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh, who condemned Cunningham’s comments regarding a Michigan player’s injury.[4] Cunningham later apologized for the Michigan comments.[5] Cunningham resigned from ESPN prior to the 2017 college season, citing disenchantment with football due to growing evidence of the risk of chronic traumatic encephalopathy that the sport poses for its players.[6] Film careerAdditionally, he was a producer on the documentaries A Fistful of Quarters and Undefeated (2011), which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[7] References1. ^http://espnmediazone.com/us/bios/cunningham_ed/ 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/507464-nebraska-football-the-hard-hitting-huskers-face-collision-questions|title=Nebraska Football: The Hard-Hitting Huskers Face Collision Questions|first=Brandon|last=Cavanaugh|publisher=Bleacher Report}} 3. ^http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-iowa-protected-cj-beathard-20170905-story.html 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2016/09/jim_harbaugh_condemns_ed_cunni.html|title=Jim Harbaugh condemns Ed Cunningham's suspension speculation on Jourdan Lewis|publisher=MLive}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://deadspin.com/espns-ed-cunningham-apologizes-to-michigan-for-speculat-1786412492|title=ESPN's Ed Cunningham Apologizes To Michigan For Speculating That Injured Player Was Suspended|first=Patrick|last=Redford|publisher=Deadspin}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/sports/espn-ed-cunningham-football-concussions.html|title=ESPN Football Analyst Walks Away, Disturbed by Brain Trauma on Field|last=Branch|first=John|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 30, 2017|accessdate=August 30, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2060819/|title=Ed Cunningham|website=IMDb}} External links
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