Jared Newberry

{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography | name = | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|11|mf=y}} | birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = | status = | position1 = Linebacker | height_ft = | height_in = | weight_lb = | college = Stanford | NFLDraftedYear = 2005 | NFLDraftedRound = 6 | NFLDraftedPick = 183 | NFLDraftedTeam = | playing_years1 = 2005 | playing_team1 = Washington Redskins* | playing_years2 = 2005 | playing_team2 = New England Patriots* | playing_years3 = 2005-2006 | playing_team3 = Tennessee Titans* | playing_years4 = 2006 | playing_team4 = Frankfurt Galaxy | playing_years5 = 2006 | playing_team5 = San Francisco 49ers* | playing_years6 = 2007 | playing_team6 = New York Jets* | playing_years7 = 2008 | playing_team7 = Team Alabama (AAFL) | career_highlights = }} '''Jared Newberry''' (born April 11, 1981) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was also a member of the Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford University and was selected by the Redskins in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.<ref name="NFL2005">{{cite book|title=2005 NFL Record & Fact Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J9ho3XYKV_8C|accessdate=23 August 2016|year=2005|publisher=Time Home Entertainment, Incorporated|isbn=9781932994360|pages=34, 229}}</ref>

==Early life== While attending DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Newberry starred in football, track and basketball. In football, he was a three-time All-Conference selection, and as a senior, was also a team captain. In basketball, he led his team to a state championship as a junior. In track, he excelled in shot put and discus.

==Professional career== Selected by the Washington Redskins in the 2005 draft,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Newberry went on to play both in the NFL and in NFL Europe.

==Personal life== After retiring, Newberry enrolled at Howard University in the business school (2011–2012)<ref>http://www.bschool.howard.edu/go/inside/assets/bottomline/pub2012.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> and graduated into a position in investment banking with Wells Fargo.

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