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Glenn Erby

Former Eagles great Randall Cunningham hired as Raiders team chaplain

A former Eagle is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and one of the franchise’s most prolific signal-callers is heading to Raider Nation as well.

Former Eagles and Vikings great, Randall Cunningham has been hired as the Las Vegas Raiders team chaplain.

ESPN.com confirmed the news.

“I’m elated, flabbergasted,” Cunningham told ESPN on Friday. “I’ve already been in on some [Zoom] meetings with the team. I plan on spending a lot of time with the guys when it’s OK. I’ve talked with Marcus Mariota, Nelson Agholor. What an amazing group of people Mark Davis and Jon Gruden have put together.”

Cunningham returns to Las Vegas, where he played college football for the Runnin-Rebels from 1982-84. Cunningham was the Philadelphia Eagles’ second-round draft pick in the 1985 NFL draft by then-head coach Buddy Ryan.

Cunningham went on to become a four-time Pro Bowler was named the league MVP in 1990.

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