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Position: | Guard | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | December 20, 1961 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Orlando (FL) Jones | ||||||||
College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 1983 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 198 |
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Games started: | 180 |
Fumble recoveries: | 5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Nathaniel Newton (born December 20, 1961) is a former American football guard in the National Football League who played for the Dallas Cowboys (1986–1998) and the Carolina Panthers (1999). He also played for the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985. Newton played college football at Florida A&M University.
Newton attended Jones High School where he played football, basketball, wrestling and shot put. In football he played as a fullback until his junior year, when he outgrew the position and was moved to the defensive line.
Although he had Division I colleges recruiting him, he chose to remain close to home and signed with Florida A&M University. As a sophomore, he played in both the offensive and defensive line. At the start of his junior season he was moved to the offense full-time, where he would earn All-MEAC honors playing right tackle as a senior.