Patriots News: Bill Belichick commented on plan for Malik Cunningham moving forward

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New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick spoke on “The Greg Hill Show” on Monday, following his team’s 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. He was asked about the potential usage of quarterback Malik Cunningham and ended up giving an interesting answer on the topic. Cunningham was elevated from the team’s practice squad to the active roster on Saturday. He has seen action at the quarterback position before, playing against the Las Vegas Raiders on October 15. He saw time at both the wide receiver and quarterback positions in that contest. “That’s an option. There’s other players that are options as well,” said Belichick, as transcribed by WEEI’s Mike Kadlick. “It’s just really a question of time, and commitment, and how much you can do and how well you can do it. The more time you commit to some things that’s less time you commit to something else. You just have to pick your priorities.” Bill Belichick gave an interesting answer to @TheGregHillShow on if we'll see the #Patriots use Malik Cunningham in an offensive package moving forward: "That's an option. There's other players that are options as well. It's just really a question of time, and commitment, and… — Mike Kadlick (@mikekadlick) December 4, 2023 It sounds as if the team has at least thought about using Cunningham over the last couple of weeks. The quarterback position is one of the weakest points on the team right now. Testing out other options might at least give the Patriots a spark. With loss, Patriots' odds increase in landing No. 1 overall draft pick5 big takeaways from Patriots' demoralizing 6-0 loss vs ChargersPatriots make history with Week 13 loss in worst way possible Email Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Patriots Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Patriots Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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