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Terence Newman | Defensive Back

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Age / DOB:  (34) / 9/4/1978
Ht / Wt:  5'11' / 188
College: Kansas State
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Bengals re-signed LCB Terence Newman to a two-year, $5 million contract.
Newman, entering his age-35 season, finished 2012 with 75 tackles, ten pass breakups, two picks, and a forced fumble across 15 starts. Experiencing a late-career renaissance, Newman graded out as a top-20 corner in Pro Football Focus' ratings. The Bengals were content to let him walk with 2012 first-rounder Dre Kirkpatrick set to take over at left cornerback, but Newman took less money to return to Cincinnati. He'll now battle Kirkpatrick for the starting job in camp. Mar 30 - 12:33 AM
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

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Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Free agent CB Terence Newman expects to sign with the Bengals or Raiders by the end of the week.

Both clubs view Newman as veteran depth. Although he was a pleasant surprise as part of the Bengals' No. 9 pass defense last year, it's unfair to expect sustained high-quality play at age 35.
Related: Raiders
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Mar 19 - 9:51 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Free agent CB Terence Newman will visit the Raiders Thursday.

The Raiders continue their trend of showing interest in free agents no one else is after. Newman did grade out well as part of the Bengals' No. 9 pass defense in 2012, but will be 35 in September. Expect a short-term deal if the Raiders pounce.
Related: Raiders
Source: Matt Maiocco on Twitter
Mar 14 - 9:38 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Bengals.com says the team's "first course of action when free agency starts" is to re-sign CBs Terence Newman and Adam "Pacman" Jones.

That would seem to indicate RT Andre Smith and LB Rey Maualuga are on the back burner. Both Newman and Jones were pleasant surprises in 2012, but it's hard to count on 30-plus-year-old corners playing at that level much longer. Cincinnati needs to maintain its superior pass rush to take pressure off the veteran back end.
Related: Pacman Jones
Source: bengals.com
Mar 6 - 9:13 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Bengals.com "figures" the team will re-sign free agent CBs Terence Newman and Adam "Pacman" Jones.

Both were pleasant 2012 surprises as key contributors to the NFL's seventh-ranked pass defense. Jones graded out as Pro Football Focus' No. 11 corner, while Newman checked in at 19. Both will be on the wrong side of 30 when the season kicks off, so neither should get more than a one- or two-year deal.
Related: Pacman Jones
Source: bengals.com
Feb 13 - 9:56 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Bengals LCB Terence Newman left Sunday's Week 11 game against the Chiefs with a concussion.

Newman is done for the day with the Bengals leading 21-6 in the third quarter. Brady Quinn isn't going to threaten Leon Hall, Dre Kirkpatrick and company anyway.
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 03:17:00 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Bengals CB Terence Newman partially blames a previously undisclosed hamstring injury for his poor play with the Cowboys in 2011.

"I'm a rockhead about some things and I tried to play through it," he said. "I wanted to be there for my teammates and I ended up probably hurting them." Newman was so bad we'd like to chalk it up to injury, but he played similarly poorly in 2010. He needs a strong camp to be guaranteed a roster spot.
Source: Bengals.com
Sat, Apr 14, 2012 12:26:00 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Bengals agreed to terms with CB Terence Newman, formerly of the Cowboys, on a one-year contract.

The 33-year-old isn't known to have visited any teams other than Cincinnati. It's fair to wonder if he will receive any guaranteed money after getting routinely toasted down the stretch last season. Although he's a favorite of DC Mike Zimmer, Newman will have to compete with Jason Allen and Pacman Jones for snaps behind Nate Clements and Leon Hall.
Related: Cowboys
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Wed, Apr 11, 2012 11:34:00 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the Bengals are "working to add" free agent Terence Newman.

Speaking at the owners meetings Tuesday, coach Marvin Lewis said the Bengals would "love" to sign Newman. He would be reuniting with DC Mike Zimmer in Cincinnati, who held the same position with the Cowboys when they made Newman the fifth overall pick of the 2003 draft. One of the league's worst corners in 2011, Newman has received no other known interest in free agency.
Related: Bengals
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 10:33:00 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

ESPN Dallas' Bryan Broaddus "hears" that free agent CB Terence Newman will visit the Bengals.

The Bengals are on the lookout for a veteran corner, and Newman played under coordinator Mike Zimmer in Dallas for several years early in his career. The Bengals are also visiting with CB Aaron Ross.
Related: Bengals
Source: Bryan Broaddus on Twitter
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 09:42:00 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Cowboys released CB Terence Newman.

The oft-injured 33-year-old didn't stand a chance of seeing his scheduled $6 million salary after being toasted routinely throughout the final two months of the season. The Cowboys will use the cap savings to target free agents Cortland Finnegan and Brandon Carr. Newman may have to take an incentive-laden deal on the open market.
Source: Todd Archer on Twitter
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 02:36:00 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones believes LCB Terence Newman "could be good value" in 2012, but admits "there has been a difference in his play."

The main "difference" in Newman's play was that he got burned even more than he did in 2010. Jones' comments suggest Dallas might keep Newman if he's willing to take a pay-cut from his current scheduled salary of $6.016 million, but the odds remain high he's released. The Cowboys can save $6 million in salary cap space if they designate Newman as a post-June 1 cap casualty.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Sun, Feb 26, 2012 12:39:00 PM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hinted Monday LCB Terence Newman will likely be released.

"In the secondary, I think we’ll get better," Jones said. "We’ll very likely have new faces over there. How many, I can’t tell you. But I know we’ll have some new faces." The Cowboys can free up $4 million in cap space by releasing Newman before June 1, and $6 million if they can wait until June. Newman was absolutely brutal in coverage this season, and graded out as one of the league's worst cornerbacks by Pro Football Focus.
Source: San Antonio Express-News
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 09:33:00 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

Updating a previous item, the Cowboys can save $6 million in salary cap space by waiting until after June 1 to release CB Terence Newman.

The savings is $4 million if they cut Newman before that date. The Cowboys could get the move out of the way early if they want cap space during free agency, but it's also possible that Dallas will hold onto Newman's rights into the summer. That wouldn't be a good development for Newman's free agent stock.
Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Thu, Jan 19, 2012 11:47:00 AM
Terence Newman - DB - Bengals

The Cowboys can save $4 million in salary cap space by releasing LCB Terence Newman this offseason.

Newman's 2012 cap number is $8 million, and Dallas can slice that number in half by cutting him. According to ESPN Dallas, the Cowboys "would love" for Alabama CB Dre Kirkpatrick to fall to them in April's draft. The Cowboys draft 14th overall. In 2011, Newman graded out as Pro Football Focus' 102nd-rated cornerback in coverage amongst the 109 who qualified.
Source: ESPN Dallas
Thu, Jan 12, 2012 11:12:00 AM

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