Terence Newman #5 Pick in the NFL Draft
Apr 26, 2003 | Football
April 26, 2003
Notes
? Second-fastest two 'Cats taken in the draft
? Fastest pair was in 1997 - Chris Canty (29th, CB, New England) and Kevin Lockett (47th, WR, Kansas City)
? 30th time two-plus K-State players were selected in the same draft
Terence Newman
Notes
? First Wildcat to be a top-five selection since Veryl Switzer in 1954 (3rd to the Packers)
? K-State's fourth first-round pick
? K-State's last first-round pick was Chris Canty in 1997 (29th to the Patriots)
? Second Wildcat to be drafted by the Cowboys
? Last Wildcat to be drafted by the Cowboys was Don Barlow, T Went in the 20th round in 1965
? Fifth K-State CB to be drafted
NFL Commissioner
"With the fifth selection in the 2003 NFL Draft the Dallas Cowboys select Terence Newman cornerback from Kansas State."
Post-Selection Interview with Chris Fowler
Fowler - "You're one of the fastest men around. You were the two-time Big 12 sprint champion. Terence, you are proof that a guy might be lightly recruited coming out of high school. It was Tulsa, Kansas and Kansas State that recruited you and here you are an early first-round pick."
Newman - "I was considered a project back in high school. Kansas State took a chance on me and it paid off."
Fowler - "You've got the kind of bravado and confidence that a great cornerback has to have. Anybody that you have to face at the next level that intimidates you?"
Newman - "I'm not intimidated. But the fear of failure is a great motivator, so I'm going to use that in the league."
Fowler - "You've said pretty bluntly that you deserved to be the No. 1 pick. Why not? Why not take you first?"
Newman - "Why not? I feel that I'm a great asset to a team. I feel I can help out someway or another. If I don't come in as a starter, I'll be on special teams, hopefully. I'll be there to help out in any way I can."
Fowler - "We talked at length yesterday about the nerve damage that you played though this past season at Kansas State. It might have scared some teams as Mel (Kiper) was talking about. I tested your shoulder and you seem pretty strong. Are you here to say that it's no problem at all? It's not going to effect you at all on the field with the Cowboys?"
Newman - "This is for Mel Kiper, Jr. There is nothing wrong with my shoulder."
Other Wildcat 1st-Round Picks
1954 Veryl Switzer - Packers (3rd)
1971 Clarence Scott - Browns (14th)
1997 Chris Canty - Patriots (29th)
Terry Pierce
Notes
? Eighth time a Wildcat was taken in the second round
? 10th K-State linebacker to be selected
? Last time a K-State linebacker drafted was Ben Leber in 2002 (71st to San Diego)
? Third K-State player taken by Denver
? Last time a 'Cat went to Denver was Justin Swift in 1999 (238th)
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