# Seth Payne

Seth Copeland Payne (born February 12, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). After his playing career, he became a co-host of a local radio show.

## Early life

Payne is descended from a long line of farmers from outside Victor, New York, and went to high school at Victor Senior High School, graduating in 1993. In 1993, he was elected to the All-Greater Rochester and All State teams and also participated in the Eddie Meath All Star Game. He lived with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings.
He played college football at Cornell and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society and Delta Upsilon.

## Football career

Payne was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft.
He was selected by the Houston Texans in the 2002 expansion draft. He was selected along with Jaguar teammates Tony Boselli and Gary Walker. The move allowed the Jaguars to be under the salary cap. The move was surprising considering the Texans and Jaguars were in the same division.
On February 28, 2007, the Texans released him. He was signed by the Jaguars on August 18, re-joining the team with which he began his career.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 1997 | JAX | 12 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | JAX | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | JAX | 16 | 14 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 65 | 54 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | HOU | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | HOU | 16 | 12 | 51 | 36 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 16 | 14 | 59 | 45 | 14 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 121 | 98 | 332 | 247 | 85 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 1997 | JAX | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | JAX | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Radio career

He co-hosts, with Sean Pendergast, the morning show for SportsRadio 610 called Payne & Pendergast, and hosts a podcast called "The Deceptively Fast Podcast".

## Personal life

Seth lives with his wife, Brandi, and their child in Houston, Texas. Payne's brother is Rugby America CEO Dan Payne.