Jay Bellamy (born July 8, 1972) is a former
American football
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safety
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who played for the
Seattle Seahawks and the
New Orleans Saints
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). After playing
college football at
Rutgers University
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, he went undrafted in the
1994 NFL Draft
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. He was then signed as an undrafted free agent to the
Seattle Seahawks.
Early years
Bellamy was raised in the
Cliffwood section of
Aberdeen Township, New Jersey
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and attended
Matawan Regional High School
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, where he was a
letterman in
football and
track. In football, he was a two-way
starter as a
quarterback
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and as a
free safety.
College career
Bellamy attended
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
, and played for the
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In his first season, he appeared in 6 games and had 2 interceptions and returned them both for a total of 48 yards and one for a touchdown. In his second season, he appeared in 11 games and had 2 interceptions and returned them both for a total of 25 yards. In his third season he appeared in 10 games and had 4 interceptions and returned them for a total of 9 yards. In his last season he appeared in 9 games and returned 5 punts for a total of 60 yards.
Professional career
1994 season
1995 season
1996 season
1997 season
1998 season
1999 season
2000 season
2001 season
2002 season
2003 season
2004 season
2005 season
2006 season
2007 season
Personal life
His son, Jayden, attends
Bergen Catholic High School
Bergen Catholic High School is an all-male Roman Catholic high school in Oradell, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Coll ...
in
Oradell, New Jersey, and committed to
Notre Dame as part of the 2022 recruiting class.
References
External links
New Orleans Saints bio
1972 births
Living people
Matawan Regional High School alumni
People from Aberdeen Township, New Jersey
Players of American football from New Jersey
Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Perth Amboy, New Jersey
American football safeties
Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players
Seattle Seahawks players
New Orleans Saints players
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