Craig Newsome

Craig Newsome

Position(s) Cornerback Jersey #(s) 21
Born	August 10, 1971 (1971-08-10) (age 40) San Bernardino, California
Career information
Year(s)	1995–1999
NFL Draft	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 32
College	Arizona State
Professional teams
Green Bay Packers (1995-1998) San Francisco 49ers (1999)
Career stats
INT	4
INT yards	51
Games	53
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards
1x Super Bowl champion (XXXI)

Craig Newsome (born August 10, 1971) is a former NFL cornerback who was drafted in the first round of the NFL draft by the 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 transfered to Arizona State University.

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, Wisconsin where he is a coach on the high school football team. Now he coaches pee-wee football for Holmen Youth players, where his son Craig Newsome Jr. plays.

References

1. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NewsCr20.htm
2. ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/craig-newsome

External links

• http://holmenyouthtacklefootball.org/

Persondata
Name	Newsome, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	August 10, 1971
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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