Nate Newton

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For other persons named Nate Newton, see Nate Newton (disambiguation).

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 Super Bowls in 1993, 1994, and 1996.

On November 4, 2001 police in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, 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.

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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.