Cowboys Great Earns One Of College Football’s Highest Honors

In 2003, nan Dallas Cowboys were wished to hole their roster. They were truthful superior astir this that Jerry Jones signed legendary caput coach Bill Parcells and allowed him to make astir of nan roster decisions.

Parcells helped move nan defense astir aft hitting aggregate location runs successful nan NFL draft. One premier illustration was nan first subordinate Parcells selected during his tenure successful Dallas, Terence Newman, who was precocious named arsenic portion of nan 2026 people being inducted to nan College Football Hall of Fame.

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Selected astatine No. 5 overall, Newman had a sensational profession astatine Kansas State. Known for his expertise arsenic a shutdown corner, Newman picked disconnected 10 profession passes and was nan 2002 Big XII Defensive Player of nan Year.

Often 1 of nan fastest players connected nan field, Newman was besides a stellar footwear returner. As a senior, he averaged 28.5 yards per footwear return and 14.9 connected punt returns. In all, he vanished pinch 4 touchdown returns. Newman besides made a fistful of plays connected discourtesy successful 2002, catching 4 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown while adding 26 yards connected 2 rushing attempts.

Terence Newman had an awesome NFL profession arsenic well

As bully arsenic Newman was astatine K-State, he had conscionable arsenic awesome a tally successful nan NFL. Criticized arsenic a top-five prime owed to his property (25 arsenic a rookie), Newman had an awesome 15-year tally successful nan NFL.

He spent 9 seasons pinch nan Cowboys, wherever he had 545 tackles, 122 walk breakups, and 32 interceptions.

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Newman played six seasons aft leaving Dallas, spending 3 years pinch nan Cincinnati Bengals and 3 pinch nan Minnesota Vikings. At each stop, he spent clip pinch Mike Zimmer, who was a protect coordinator during his clip successful Dallas and Cincinnati, and nan caput coach successful Minnesota.

While he played until he was 39, Newman initially returned for different play successful 2018, but alternatively moved to nan coaching unit successful Minnesota. Two years later, he worked out, but was not re-signed.

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