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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1975-02-12)February 12, 1975 (age 50) Clifton Springs, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Victor (NY) Senior | ||||||||||
| College: | Cornell | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997: 4th round, 114th pick | ||||||||||
| Expansion draft: | 2002: 1st round, 8th pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Seth Copeland Payne (born February 12, 1975) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). After his playing career, he became a co-host of a local radio show.
Payne is descended from a long line offarmers from outsideVictor, New York, and went to high school atVictor 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 playedcollege football atCornell and was a member of theSphinx Head Society andDelta Upsilon.
Payne was originally drafted by theJacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the1997 NFL draft.[1]
He was selected by theHouston Texans in the2002 expansion draft. He was selected along with Jaguar teammatesTony Boselli andGary Walker. The move allowed the Jaguars to be under thesalary 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.
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
He co-hosts, with Sean Pendergast, the morning show for SportsRadio 610 called Payne & Pendergast, and hosts a podcast called "The Deceptively Fast Podcast".[2]
Seth lives with his wife, Brandi, and their child in Houston, Texas. Payne's brother is Rugby America CEODan Payne.[3]
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