Craig Newsome
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San Bernardino, California, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | August 10, 1971 San Bernardino, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Eisenhower (Rialto, California) | ||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: 1st round, 32nd overall pick | ||||||||
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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]
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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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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 | ||
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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]