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Article: Cunningham is a backup, not a backbiter.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 19, 2000
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IRVING, Texas _ Randall Cunningham initially tried to run away from a pack of cameras and notepads in the Dallas Cowboys' locker room Wednesday.
After all, avoiding the rush is what the suddenly popular backup quarterback does best.
In the end, he let his words _ rather than his feet _ do the scrambling.
Cunningham, 37, wants no part of the Cowboys' budding quarterback controversy.
He said it's not because he doesn't want to play or lacks competitive fire.
It's just that the 15-year veteran _ who said he came close to crying when Aikman was booed during the loss to San Francisco last month _ understands more than anyone what ...