#NATE NEWTON DALLAS PRO#

“So $80,000 I’d rather eat.”Ĭoming out of Florida A&M, Newton was selected by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft but chose to sign instead with Washington in the NFL as an undrafted free agent. “If someone offers you $80,000 to be unhappy, you shouldn’t take it,” Newton would say.

Then-Cowboys owner Tex Schramm famously offered Newton an $80,000 bonus if he simply arrived to camp weighing under 310. Playing at anywhere from 325 to nearly 370 pounds, Newton was nicknamed “The Kitchen” because he was even larger than William “The Refrigerator” Perry of the Chicago Bears. What more can I ask for? How much better could this weekend have been? All I needed was Jesus to come in and resurrect this thing and take us out of here.”Įven on squads that were loaded with larger-than-life personalities, Newton was always among the biggest, in every sense of the word. I had everybody that was somebody to me there. There was a Juneteenth parade across the street. “What makes me feel good is my teammates were there, my sons, my brother and sister. This is something special,” Newton said, per Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

#NATE NEWTON DALLAS PRO#

Pro Football Hall of Fame June 18, 2022 🗣 in the house is on hand to watch former teammate Nate Newton's induction into tonight. Several Cowboys teammates- including Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders, Daryl Johnston, Tony Tolbert, and Mark Stepnoski- were on hand to celebrate with him. The 60-year-old Newton, who last played pro ball in 1999, was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame this past weekend in Atlanta. But he was granted football immortality for what he did as a Rattler.

He played on three Super Bowl-winning teams during the franchise’s greatest run. Over 13 seasons wearing the star, Nate Newton was an anchoring member of one the most dominant offensive lines in NFL history, “The Great Wall of Dallas.” And he ended up the most decorated one of the bunch.

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