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Billy Newsome

William Ray Newsome

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-4    Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: March 2, 1948 in Jacksonville, TX
College: Grambling State

Career AV: 46 (1632nd overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the 5th round (122nd overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.

81 78 87 87

Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1970 22 BAL 81 14 0 2
1971 23 BAL LDT 81 14 0 2 19 1 19 0 2 0 0 13
1972 24 BAL LDE 81 14 0 0 1 0 0 8
1973 25 NOR LDE 78 14 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7
1974 26 NOR LDE 78 13 0 0 3 0 0 8
1975 27 NYJ LDE 87 14 14 4
1976 28 NYJ 87 2 0 0
1977 29 CHI RDE 87 14 0 0 1 0 0 9
Career 99 14 3 20 1 19 0 8 0 0 51
3 yrs CLT 42 0 2 19 1 19 0 3 0 0 23
2 yrs NOR 27 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 15
1 yr CHI 14 0 0 1 0 0 9

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1970 22 BAL 81 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 99 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1971 23 BAL LDT 81 14 0 1 1 6
Career 99 14 1 1 6

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Non-Offensive TDs

1971 NFL 1 (9)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1971 NFL 1 (4)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)