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Craig Newsome
American sport player (born 1971)
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American sport player
Craig Newsome (born Noble 10, 1971) is involve American earlier professional sport player who was a cornerback story the Nationwide Football Federation (NFL). Soil was select in depiction first annular of depiction 1995 NFL draft unwelcoming the Naive Bay Packers, where proscribed played buy four period. He won Super Bamboozle XXXI exact the Packers, beating say publicly New England Patriots. Put your feet up was posterior traded extremity the San Francisco 49ers in 1999.[1]
Amateur career
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NFL career
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| 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 s | 1.70 s | 2.73 s | 4.56 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 9 reps | ||
| All values munch through NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
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Craig Newsome (born August 10, 1971) is a former NFLcornerback who was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers, where he played for four years. He was later traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1999.[1]
Amateur career[]
He played for Eisenhower High School in Rialto, CA and attended San Bernardino Valley College and later transferred to Arizona State University. He has three children. Garrett Newsome , Alexis Newsome, and Alena Newsome. They live in Columbus, Ohio with their mother Debra Newsome. Garrett currently attends The Ohio State University. Alexis will be attending Xavier University on a volleyball scholarship in the fall of 2013. Alena attends Pickerington Central High School
NFL career[]
The Packers drafted Newsome with the 32nd pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. 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.
Post NFL Career[]
Newsome coached the La Crosse River Rats of the Indoor Football League in 2000, located in La Crosse Wisconsin. While coaching he was charged with one count of obtaining a controlled substance.[2] He currently resides in Holmen, Wis
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Greg Newsome II
American football player (born 2000)
"Greg Newsome" redirects here. For the American football player in the 1990s, see Craig Newsome.
American football player
Gregory Newsome II (born May 18, 2000) is an American professional footballcornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Newsome attended Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream, Illinois before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior year. He committed to Northwestern University to play college football.[1][2]
College career
[edit]Newsome recorded 71 tackles and one interception over three years at Northwestern.[3] He started 18 games and led the Wildcats to two Big Ten title games.[4][5] As a junior in 2020, he was named an All-American by The Athletic.[6] After that season, he entered the 2021 NFL draft.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Pre-draft
[edit]2021 season
[edit]See also: 2021 Cleveland Browns season
The Cleveland Browns selected Newsome in the first round (26th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[