Nate Newton (born December 20, 1961) is a former American Football offensive lineman who played for the Dallas Cowboys (1986-1998) and the Carolina Panthers (1999). He played college football at Florida A&M University, and began his professional career with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, in 1984 and 1985.

Newton was a six time Pro Bowler, attending the game from 1992 through 1996 and once again in 1998. His ability to protect quarterback Troy Aikman and to run-block for running back Emmitt Smith helped the Cowboys win Superbowls in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

On November 4, 2001 police in St. Martin Parish Louisianna, found 213 lb of marijuana in his white van. Five weeks later he was caught with 175 lb of marijuana on Interstate 45. He was sentenced to two years in prison, and has since then gone straight, renouncing his past and turning his life around. He is now a member of the North Dallas Community of God.

Quotes

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"It was all the fun the law would allow...and then some." -Newton on an ESPN interview in 2006 reflecting on his side projects as a marijuana smuggler.

External links

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• Pot-bellied Cowboy - Catching up with Nate Newton (dallasobserver.com)

American football offensive linemen | Dallas Cowboys players | Carolina Panthers players | 1961 births | Living people | Florida A&M Rattlers football players | United States Football League players | Phi Beta Sigma brothers | African American football players