Jay Bellamy

Jay Bellamy

No. 20
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1972-07-08) July 8, 1972 (age 52) Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Matawan Regional (NJ)
College:	Rutgers
Undrafted:	1994
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (1994–2000) New Orleans Saints (2001–2007)
Career highlights and awards Second-team All-East (1991) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 759 Sacks: 9.5 Forced fumbles: 4 Passes defended: 21 Interceptions: 24 Touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Jay Bellamy (born July 8, 1972) is a former American football safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Rutgers University, he went undrafted in the 1994 NFL draft. He was then signed as an undrafted free agent to the Seattle Seahawks. Early life Bellamy was raised in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, and attended Matawan Regional High School, where he was a letterman in football and track. In football, he was a two-way starter as a quarterback and as a free safety. [1] College career Bellamy attended Rutgers University, and played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In his first season, he appeared in 6 games and had 2 interceptions and returned them both for a total of 48 yards and one for a touchdown. In his second season, he appeared in 11 games and had 2 interceptions and returned them both for a total of 25 yards. In his third season he appeared in 10 games and had 4 interceptions and returned them for a total of 9 yards. In his last season he appeared in 9 games and returned 5 punts for a total of 60 yards. NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1994 SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 SEA 15 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1996 SEA 16 0 18 16 2 0.0 3 18 0 16 0 0 0 0 1997 SEA 16 7 52 42 10 2.0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 1998 SEA 16 16 98 80 18 1.0 3 40 0 24 2 2 0 0 1999 SEA 16 16 104 91 13 0.0 4 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 2000 SEA 16 16 88 70 18 2.0 4 132 1 84 2 0 0 0 2001 NOR 16 16 93 71 22 2.0 3 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 2002 NOR 16 16 89 69 20 1.5 3 39 0 16 0 2 0 0 2003 NOR 16 16 95 78 17 1.0 3 19 0 10 1 0 0 0 2004 NOR 16 16 92 74 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 2005 NOR 3 3 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 11 3 16 12 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 NOR 3 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 125 759 614 145 9.5 24 286 1 84 8 8 12 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1999 SEA 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 2 2 15 11 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21 16 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal life His son, Jayden, attends Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, and committed to Notre Dame as part of the 2022 recruiting class. [2] [3] References Jay Bellamy, NJSports.com. Accessed March 14, 2018. "Jay Bellamy was born July 8, 1972 in Perth Amboy. He grew up in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, where he distinguished himself in youth sports leagues with his remarkable strength and speed." "Defensive Back Jayden Bellamy Commits to Notre Dame". "TheKnightReport - Schiano re-offers legacy recruit Jayden Bellamy". External links New Orleans Saints bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.