Craig Newsome

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Craig Newsome
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1971-08-10) August 10, 1971 (age 53)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Eisenhower (Rialto, California)
College: Arizona State
NFL draft: 1995  / round: 1 / pick: 32
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:53
Interceptions:4
INT yards:51
Player stats at PFR

Craig Newsome (born August 10, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, where he played for four years. He won Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers, beating the New England Patriots. He was later traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1999. [1]

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Amateur career

Newsome played for Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, the same high school as Ronnie Lott, and attended San Bernardino Valley College before transferring to Arizona State.

NFL career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(1.82 m)		185 lb
(84 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		4.74 s1.70 s2.73 s4.56 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		9 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

The Packers selected Newsome in the first round with the 32nd pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. [3] He was the starting cornerback on the 1996 Green Bay Packers championship team. He also had a forced fumble and an interception in Super Bowl XXXI. On September 19, 1999, the Packers traded Newsome to the 49ers. Newsome was forced into retirement after the 1999 season, as three shattered vertebrae left him physically disabled. [4]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1995 GNB 16167554210.0-1303-0000
1996 GNB 16167161100.0-222020-1100
1997 GNB 110000.0-000000000
1998 GNB 1313574980.0-126026-0000
1999 SFO 72161330.03000000000
5348219177420.0345102601100

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1995 GNB 33151410.0-1000001311
1996 GNB 337610.0-34003500000
1998 GNB 114400.0-000000000
77262420.00440035001311

Post NFL career

Newsome coached the La Crosse River Rats of the Indoor Football League in 2000, located in La Crosse Wisconsin. He currently resides in Holmen, Wisconsin where he is a coach on the Holmen High School football team.

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References

  1. ↑ "Craig Newsome Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  2. ↑ "Craig Newsome, Combine Results, CB - Arizona State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ Dunne, Tyler (July 15, 2012). "Ex-Packer Craig Newsome fights pain, addiction". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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