Keith Newman

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Keith Newman
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1977-01-19) January 19, 1977 (age 46)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Thomas Jefferson
(Tampa, Florida)
College: North Carolina
NFL Draft: 1999  / Round: 4 / Pick: 119
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:316
Sacks:23.0
Interceptions:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Keith Anthony Newman (born January 19, 1977) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC, UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. [1]

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Newman was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins.

College years

Newman attended the University of North Carolina and was a four-year letterman in football. In football, as a senior, he posted four sacks, 132 tackles, and an interception, and was a second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.

High school years

Newman lettered for three seasons at Thomas Jefferson High School in Tampa, Florida.

Newman won the Guy Toph Award [2] as a senior in 1994. He was the 55th winner of the award which is given to the top high school football player in Hillsborough County.

Newman caught 62 passes for 1,538 yards and 13 touchdowns while at Jefferson.

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  2. "GUY_TOPH". bigcountypreps.com. Retrieved March 5, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]