Terence Newman Terence Newman ( born September 4 , 1978 ) is an American football cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Kansas State University , and received All - American recognition . The Dallas Cowboys selected him with the fifth overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft , and he has been chosen for the Pro Bowl twice . Early years . Newman was born in Salina , Kansas . He attended Salina High School Central , where he played high school football for the Salina Central Mustangs . He was an all - state Class 5A selection , he won three varsity letters in basketball , three in track , two more varsity letters in football , and one in baseball . He graduated from Salina Central High School in 1998 . College career . Football . Newman attended Kansas State University , where he played for head coach Bill Snyder ' s Kansas State Wildcats football from 1998 to 2002 . He redshirted his first year , and then played from 1999 to 2002 . His first two seasons he was a backup , until he became a starter and a second - team Big 12 selection as a junior . During his college career he was also a special teams returner ( second player in team history to score on a kickoff and punt return in the same season ) and was used sparingly as a wide receiver . As a senior in 2002 , he recorded 54 tackles , five interceptions and 14 pass deflections , he was a first - team All - Big 12 selection , the Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year , and a unanimous first - team All - American . He also won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation ' s best defensive back , and was a finalist for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation ' s best defensive player as a senior in 2002 . Track and Field . Newman won Big 12 Conference 100 meter dash outdoor champion in 2001 and 2002 , with times of 10 . 20 and 10 . 34 , respectively . He also won the Big 12 Conference 60 meter dash in indoor competition with a time of 6 . 62 seconds . He won the Big 12 Conference indoor co - performer of the year in 2002 . Professional career . Dallas Cowboys . Newman was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys fifth overall in the 2003 NFL Draft . In his rookie season Newman started all 16 games , making seventy - six tackle s , one sack and four interception s . Three of his interceptions came against the Washington Redskins , tying the team record for most picks in game . In the 2004 season , he started all sixteen games making 64 tackles and four interception s . In the 2005 season , Newman played in all 16 games making 59 tackles , one sack and three interception s . Newman did not give up a single touchdown reception all season solidifying himself as a shut down corner . Newman was also considered by Bill Parcells as the best athlete on the roster . Newman led the Cowboys in interception s five seasons , tying him with Everson Walls for the most in franchise history . He has scored three touchdown s in his career . The first came in the final game of the 2006 season against the Detroit Lions , on a punt return . The second occurred on Thanksgiving Day 2007 against the New York Jets . Newman intercepted Kellen Clemens and returned it fifty yards for the score . The third was in week three of the 2009 season , returning a 27 yard interception off an attempted Jake Delhomme pass to wide receiver Steve Smith . Newman was voted to the 2007 Pro Bowl after recording four interception s ( tying career high ) , 50 total tackles , 1 touchdown , 3 FF , and 23 pass deflections . Newman played lockdown coverage all season allowing only sixteen receptions despite playing with a torn plantar fascia in his right heel . After starting all 16 games each of his first four seasons , Newman started only 11 and missed three whole games due to injury . Three of Newman ' s interception s were game - changing plays . One interception preserved a win against the Washington Redskins , while another prevented a scoring drive from the Buffalo Bills which later allowed a game winning field goal by Nick Folk , and an interception for a touchdown against the New York Jets all but prevented any comeback attempt . Newman agreed to a six - year , $ 50 . 2 million extension with the Cowboys on May 20 , 2008 . Over $ 22 . 5 million of the contract was guaranteed over the first three years of the deal . Newman was released by the Cowboys on March 13 , 2012 . Cincinnati Bengals . Newman signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 11 , 2012 . In 2012 he started 15 games and accumulated over 75 tackles — 53 solo and 22 assisted — as well as 10 passes defended , two interceptions , a forced fumble , and two fumble returns . Newman signed a new five - million dollar contract with the Bengals on April 1 , 2013 .