Terence Newman
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Terence Newman is a starting American football
cornerback
for the Dallas Cowboys
in the National Football League
. He played in the 2008 pro-bowl and has 32 interceptions in his career.
Newman's college football career was at Kansas State University
from 1998–2002, competing from 1999–2002, under legendary head coach Bill Snyder
. At Kansas State he received Big 12 Conference
Defensive Player of the Year honors and won the Jim Thorpe Award
as the nation's best defensive back
before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys
fifth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft
. He also ran track, winning the Big 12 Conference
100 meter dash outdoor competition in 2001 and 2002, with times of 10.29 and 10.34, respectively, the Big 12 Conference 60 meter dash in indoor competition with a time of 6.65, and was recognized as the Big 12 Conference indoor co-performer of the year in 2002.
he was an All-Class 5A selection, he won three varsity letters in basketball
, three in track, two more varsity letters in football
, and one in baseball
. He graduated from Salina Central High School
in 1998.
at Kansas State University
from 1998–2002 under legendary head coach Bill Snyder
. He redshirted
his first year, and then played from 1999–2002. He was an All-America
n, was the Big 12 Conference
Defensive Player of the Year and won the Jim Thorpe Award
as the nation's best defensive back
and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
as the nation best defensive player as a senior in 2002. Newman was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys
fifth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft
.
100 meter dash
outdoor champion in 2001 and 2002, with times of 10.29 and 10.34, respectively. He also won the Big 12 Conference
60 meter dash in indoor competition with a time of 6.65. He won the Big 12 Conference
indoor co-performer of the year in 2002.
s, one sack and four interception
s. Three of his interceptions came against the Washington Redskins, tying the team record for most picks in game. In the 2004 season, he started all sixteen games making 64 tackles and four interceptions.
In the 2005 season, Newman played in all 16 games making 59 tackles, one sack and three interceptions. Newman did not give up a single TD reception all season solidifying himself as a shut down corner. Newman was also considered by Bill Parcells
as the best athlete on the roster.
Terence Newman has scored three touchdowns in his career. The first came in the final game of the 2006 season against Detroit, on a punt return. The second occurred on Thanksgiving Day 2007 against the New York Jets. Newman intercepted Kellen Clemens
and returned it fifty yards for the score. The third was in week three of the 2009 season, returning a 27 yard interception off an attempted Jake Delhomme pass to wide receiver Steve Smith.
after recording four interceptions (tying career high), 50 total tackles, 1 touchdown, 3 FF, and 23 pass deflections. Terence Newman played lockdown coverage all season allowing only sixteen receptions despite playing with a torn plantar fascia
in his right heel. After starting all 16 games each of his first four seasons, Newman started only 11 and missed three whole games due to injury. Three of Newman's interceptions were game-changing plays. One INT preserved a win against the Washington Redskins
, while another prevented a scoring drive from the Buffalo Bills
which later allowed a game winning field goal by Nick Folk
, and an interception for a TD against the New York Jets
all but prevented any comeback attempt.
Newman agreed to a six-year, $50.2 million extension with the Cowboys on May 20, 2008. Over $22.5 million of the contract is guaranteed over the first three years of the deal.
Recently Terrance Newman has returned to action recording interceptions in 3 games since returning from injury. He has also acquired the moniker Terrance "Oldman" due to his increasing age and time spent on the injury report.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
for the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played in the 2008 pro-bowl and has 32 interceptions in his career.
Newman's college football career was at Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
from 1998–2002, competing from 1999–2002, under legendary head coach Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
. At Kansas State he received Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Defensive Player of the Year honors and won the Jim Thorpe Award
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...
as the nation's best defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
before being drafted by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
fifth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft
2003 NFL Draft
The 2003 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at...
. He also ran track, winning the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
100 meter dash outdoor competition in 2001 and 2002, with times of 10.29 and 10.34, respectively, the Big 12 Conference 60 meter dash in indoor competition with a time of 6.65, and was recognized as the Big 12 Conference indoor co-performer of the year in 2002.
High School Years
Newman attended high school in Salina, Kansas. At Salina CentralSalina High School Central
Salina High School Central, often referred to as Salina Central, is a fully accredited public high school located in Salina, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school was known as Salina High School before the opening of Salina High School South in 1971...
he was an All-Class 5A selection, he won three varsity letters in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, three in track, two more varsity letters in football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, and one in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. He graduated from Salina Central High School
Salina High School Central
Salina High School Central, often referred to as Salina Central, is a fully accredited public high school located in Salina, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school was known as Salina High School before the opening of Salina High School South in 1971...
in 1998.
Football
Newman played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
from 1998–2002 under legendary head coach Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder is the head football coach at Kansas State University. He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the rare college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school. Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to...
. He redshirted
Redshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
his first year, and then played from 1999–2002. He was an All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n, was the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
Defensive Player of the Year and won the Jim Thorpe Award
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...
as the nation's best defensive back
Defensive back
In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte...
as the nation best defensive player as a senior in 2002. Newman was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
fifth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft
2003 NFL Draft
The 2003 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at...
.
Track and Field
Newman won Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
100 meter dash
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
outdoor champion in 2001 and 2002, with times of 10.29 and 10.34, respectively. He also won the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
60 meter dash in indoor competition with a time of 6.65. He won the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
indoor co-performer of the year in 2002.
Professional career
In his rookie season Newman started all 16 games, making seventy-six tackleTackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
s, one sack and four interception
Interception (football)
An interception, intercept or pick is a move in many forms of football, including Canadian and American football, as well as rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, which involves a pass, either by foot or hand, being caught by an opposition player, who usually...
s. Three of his interceptions came against the Washington Redskins, tying the team record for most picks in game. In the 2004 season, he started all sixteen games making 64 tackles and four interceptions.
In the 2005 season, Newman played in all 16 games making 59 tackles, one sack and three interceptions. Newman did not give up a single TD reception all season solidifying himself as a shut down corner. Newman was also considered by Bill Parcells
Bill Parcells
Duane Charles "Bill" Parcells is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys from 2003 to 2006...
as the best athlete on the roster.
Terence Newman has scored three touchdowns in his career. The first came in the final game of the 2006 season against Detroit, on a punt return. The second occurred on Thanksgiving Day 2007 against the New York Jets. Newman intercepted Kellen Clemens
Kellen Clemens
Kellen Clemens is an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
and returned it fifty yards for the score. The third was in week three of the 2009 season, returning a 27 yard interception off an attempted Jake Delhomme pass to wide receiver Steve Smith.
2007
Newman was voted to the 2007 Pro Bowl2007 Pro Bowl
The 2007 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl took place on February 10, 2007, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game was held on a Saturday instead of the usual Sunday after the Super Bowl because of a request by broadcaster CBS....
after recording four interceptions (tying career high), 50 total tackles, 1 touchdown, 3 FF, and 23 pass deflections. Terence Newman played lockdown coverage all season allowing only sixteen receptions despite playing with a torn plantar fascia
Plantar fascia
The plantar fascia is the thick connective tissue which supports the arch on the bottom of the foot. It runs from the tuberosity of the calcaneus forward to the heads of the metatarsal bones .The often painful condition plantar fasciitis is an inflammatory condition of the plantar...
in his right heel. After starting all 16 games each of his first four seasons, Newman started only 11 and missed three whole games due to injury. Three of Newman's interceptions were game-changing plays. One INT preserved a win against the Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
, while another prevented a scoring drive from the Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
which later allowed a game winning field goal by Nick Folk
Nick Folk
Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Folk is an American football kicker who currently plays for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft...
, and an interception for a TD against the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
all but prevented any comeback attempt.
Newman agreed to a six-year, $50.2 million extension with the Cowboys on May 20, 2008. Over $22.5 million of the contract is guaranteed over the first three years of the deal.
2011
He injured his groin early in training camp and missed the entire 2011 preseason.Recently Terrance Newman has returned to action recording interceptions in 3 games since returning from injury. He has also acquired the moniker Terrance "Oldman" due to his increasing age and time spent on the injury report.