Nate Newton
"The Kitchen", a six-time Pro Bowl guard on three title teams.
Nate Newton is a former NFL guard who played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1986 and finished his career with the Carolina Panthers. A six-time Pro Bowler (1992-1996 and 1998), he blocked for Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith on the Cowboys teams that won Super Bowls after the 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Guard
- Number
- 67, 61, 73
- Born
- 20 December 1961
- Birthplace
- Orlando, Florida, U.S.
- High school
- Jones (Orlando)
- College
- Florida A&M (1979–1982)
- Teams
- Washington Redskins (1983)
- Tampa Bay Bandits (1984–1985)
- Dallas Cowboys (1986–1998)
- Carolina Panthers (1999)
Lore & Background
Newton played several sports at Jones High School, then stayed close to home at Florida A&M, moving from both lines to offense full-time and earning All-MEAC honours at right tackle. Washington signed and then cut him in 1983, and he spent 1984 and 1985 with the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits under Steve Spurrier before joining Dallas when that league folded.
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