Former Patriots Bust Jermaine Cunningham Arrested on Sex and Gun Charges

Jermaine Cunningham (96) won’t be helping the Patriots stop Joe Flacco this Sunday, as he did here in a 2012 regular season game. He’s facing accusations of spreading sexual images and illegal gun transportation instead. Getty Images

By Jack Andrade

January 6, 2015

1 minute to read

Former Patriots draft bust and current New York Jets linebacker Jermaine Cunningham was arrested December 29th on “charges of spreading sexual images and illegally transporting a gun in his Audi.’’

NJ.com reports police found a handgun in Cunningham’s glove compartment, and he’s also accused of violating a state law prohibiting the disclosure of sexual images of a person without the person’s consent.

Cunningham was the Patriots “other’’ second round draft pick in 2010, selected 53rd overall and just 11 picks after Rob Gronkowski. Cunningham registered just 3.5 sacks in three seasons in New England before moving on to the Jets in 2013. He missed all of last season with an Achilles injury.

It’s another off-field incident involving one of Urban Meyer’s former Florida players. But as the Aaron Hernandez jury selection process gets underway and Cunningham faces his own on and off-field issues, Meyer is preparing for a national championship game at Ohio State.