The university says Cunningham died of cancer Monday at the Cleveland Clinic.Cunningham played 10 seasons and caught more than 200 passes with the Steelers. He was named to their all-time team in 2007 in conjunction with the
franchise's 75th anniversary.Cunningham was an All-American in the mid-1970s. His seven scoring catches in 1974 set a school record for a tight end that stood for 37 years. Current
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called Cunningham one of the program's greatest
players.The Steelers drafted him with the 28th pick in 1976. He caught a touchdown pass in Pittsburgh's victory over Houston in the 1979 AFC title game and had two
more receptions in a Super Bowl victory over the Los Angeles Rams two weeks
later when the Steelers captured their fourth championship in six years.He retired after the 1985 season and returned to Clemson, where he earned a master's degree in secondary education and served as a guidance counselor in
Westminster, South Carolina.Jamal Adams was surprised by what he saw when he first came to the New York Jets: a negative environment the likes of which he
wasn't familiar.
The second-year safety told Bleacher Report in a story published Tuesday that the Jets appeared used to losing and some players wanted to do only the bare
minimum. The interview was conducted a few months ago."I'm very passionate," Adams said Tuesday when asked about his comments. "Coming in, I was wide-eyed. I just wanted to come in and work hard and make an
impact. The things that came out Josh Sweat Jersey Eagles , I didn't feel very strong as far as me saying that."Adams said he has no regrets about the comments, which made for some buzz on a hot, steamy day at training camp."Everybody was used to losing," Adams said in the Bleacher Report story. "You can always tell that vibe. I came in, and it was like everybody wanted to do the
bare minimum. They didn't want to go above and beyond. They didn't want to take
that extra step."Adams, the Jets' first-round pick out of LSU last year Dale Murphy Jersey , insisted he never meant to disparage any of his teammates. He also acknowledged that he was speaking about players who are no
longer with the team, but did not identify them.Despite being in the NFL for just one year, Adams is already considered a leader on the Jets because of his work ethic and willingness to lead by
example."I do things a little different as far as how passionate I am when I'm on the field," he said Tuesday. "In this world, period, not everybody works as hard as
someone else. Those things are left unsaid and we're moving forward."Coach Todd Bowles said he spoke to Adams twice about the player's comments ??on Tuesday and a few weeks ago."Jamal is a very young player http://www.patriotsauthorizedshop.com/authentic-troy-niklas-jersey , and he's a very smart player, and he speaks from his heart," Bowles said. "We
talked about it. He didn't mean a lot of the things that came out wrong."Teammate Leonard Williams said Adams' comments were "a little bold," and thought he perhaps needed to say things differently ??although Williams was not
critical of him."I don't blame Jamal at all for what he said," Williams said. "He probably just didn't word it in the best way. He's a young guy. He has a lot to learn on
and off the field. This is part of the off-the-field stuff he has to learn."Adams wouldn't directly address the comments, but insisted that the culture of the team is much better now than it was a year ago ??and that his teammates
are "gelling.""I never want to bash any of my teammates Youth Tracy Walker Jersey , that's not what I'm here for," Adams said. "Those guys know that. Again, it's never going to be about me. It's always going
to be about this team and what we can do to build this culture up each and every
day.".
