Nathaniel Newton (born December 20, 1961) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. He also was a member of the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League. He played college football at Florida A&M University. Early years Newton attended Jones High School where he played football, basketball, wrestling and shot put. In football he played as a fullback until his junior year, when he outgrew the position and was moved to the defensive line. Although he had Division I colleges recruiting him, he chose to remain close to home and accepted a football scholarship from Florida A&M University. As a sophomore, he played in both the offensive and defensive line. As a junior, he was moved to the offense full-time. As a senior, he received All-MEAC honors playing at right tackle. In 1994, he was inducted into the Florida A&M University Sports Hall of Fame. In 2022, he was inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Professional career Washington Redskins Although he was selected by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft, he opted to sign as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in May. On August 29, 1983, he was waived and was injured in a serious car accident on the same night he was cut. Tampa Bay Bandits In February 1984, he signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the defunct United States Football League, who drafted him in 1983, in what the USFL called a Territorial Draft. He played there for two years (1984 and 1985) as an offensive tackle, under head coach Steve Spurrier. Dallas Cowboys In 1986, Newton signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys after the USFL folded. He started out as a reserve offensive lineman, and was nicknamed "the Kitchen" because he was bigger than William "The Refrigerator" Perry, of Chicago Bears fame. Even though he became a starter at left guard in 1987, his struggles to maintain his playing weight almost cost him being waived. Jimmy Johnson became the Cowboys coach in 1989 and eventually moved him to the starting right tackle position and forced him to get into better shape after Johnson beat him in a running race. In 1992, because of the improved play of Erik Williams, he was moved back to left guard, in order for the