Craig Newsome

This article is about the American football player in the 1990s. For the current player, see Greg Newsome II.

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]

Craig Newsome

No. 21, 27
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1971-08-10) August 10, 1971 (age 54) San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Eisenhower (Rialto, California)
College:	Arizona State
NFL draft:	1995: 1st round, 32nd pick
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1995–1998) San Francisco 49ers (1999)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) First-Team All-Pac-10 (1993)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 219 Interceptions: 4 Forced fumbles: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Amateur career

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

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
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
All values from NFL Combine[2]

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]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1995	GNB	16	16	75	54	21	0.0	-	1	3	0	3	-	0	0	0	0
1996	GNB	16	16	71	61	10	0.0	-	2	22	0	20	-	1	1	0	0
1997	GNB	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	GNB	13	13	57	49	8	0.0	-	1	26	0	26	-	0	0	0	0
1999	SFO	7	2	16	13	3	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		53	48	219	177	42	0.0	3	4	51	0	26	0	1	1	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
1995	GNB	3	3	15	14	1	0.0	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	31	1
1996	GNB	3	3	7	6	1	0.0	-	3	40	0	35	0	0	0	0	0
1998	GNB	1	1	4	4	0	0.0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		7	7	26	24	2	0.0	0	4	40	0	35	0	0	1	31	1

Post NFL career

Newsome coached the La Crosse River Rats of the Indoor Football League in 2000, located in La Crosse Wisconsin. He currently resides in Holmen, Wisconsin where he is a coach on the Holmen High School football team.