Titans Awarded TE Jerome Cunningham Off Waivers

Statement from the Titans website.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Titans bolstered their depth - and added competition -- at the tight end position on Wednesday by claiming former Giants and Jets tight endJerome Cunningham off waivers.
 
Cunningham on Tuesday was waived by the Jets, who claimed him off waivers from the Giants two weeks ago.
 
A 6-foot-3, 250-pounder, Cunningham went undrafted in 2013 and signed with the Giants in August of 2014.
 
He played in nine games last season and caught eight passes for 59 yards, with a long catch of 16 yards. Cunningham was mostly on the Giants' practice squad in 2014.
 
Cunningham, who played at Southern Connecticut State, joins tight ends Delanie Walker, Craig Stevens, Anthony Fasano, Phillip Supernaw and Alex Ellis on the roster.
 
Since the team's roster count previously stood at 89 players, the Titans did not have to release a player to claim Cunningham.

Jets Sign Undrafted RB Romar Morris

Statement from the Jets website.

The Jets have signed undrafted free agent running back Romar Morris and have waived tight end Jerome Cunningham.

Morris, one of the 22 tryout players at the Jets' recent rookie minicamp, is a 5'9", 190-pound back out of North Carolina. He played in 50 games with 13 starts over his four seasons with the Tar Heels. For his career he had 213 carries for 1,024 yards (4.8 yards/carry) and 12 touchdowns and added 54 receptions for 499 yards (9.2 yards/catch) and two TDs.

As a redshirt senior, he saw his touches reduced (10 carries, nine receptions) so he focused on special teams, an area he said he enjoys and in which he saw an opportunity for himself in the pros

Morris, whose Twitter handle is @speedkills_21, showed that speed at his UNC pro day with a 40 time reported variously at 4.30, 4.35 and 4.36. He said then that he had turned in a 4.28 a few weeks earlier.

"I feel like a lot of scouts didn't recognize who I was because I hadn't been showing up in the last couple years," he said after his pro day showing. "Coming out here was a great experience for me, a great time to show what I've been working for the past 2½ months."

He showed a little more at the rookie minicamp and now has a spot on the 90-man roster.

Cunningham was an undrafted free agent who signed with the Giants in 2014, caught eight passes for them last season, and was signed as an exclusive-rights FA this March before being waived earlier this month and becoming a Jet on waivers.