Randall Gay

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Randall Gay
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Gay practices with the Saints in 2011.
No. 21, 20
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1982-05-05) May 5, 1982 (age 41)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Brusly (Brusly, Louisiana)
College:LSU
Undrafted:2004
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:180
Sacks:2.0
Interception:6
Player stats at NFL.com

Randall Jerome Gay, Jr. (born May 5, 1982) is an American former professional

undrafted free agent
in 2004.

Gay also played for the New Orleans Saints. He played on a Super Bowl winning team with both the Patriots and the Saints, and is also noted for being one of the two Louisianan-born (other being former LSU and Saints teammate, Devery Henderson) having won a championship at both the college and pro level for teams of Louisiana, his home state.

Early years

At Brusly High School in Brusly, Louisiana, Randall Gay was a four-year letterman in football. He also lettered in weight lifting (three years) and track (one year). He was a first-team All-Metro selection, and a first-team All-District selection in football during his last two years of high school. As a senior, in only eight games, he rushed for 1,067 yards and 13 touchdowns, caught three touchdown passes, and returned two punts for touchdowns.

College career

He played

nickel back
.

Professional career

New England Patriots

On April 29,

injured reserve. This led to some long running criticisms from the tough vocal New England fans and repeated questions about him on the region's talk shows and in the papers. Hence, after failing to deliver up to expectations of New England Patriots fans in both the 2005 and 2006 seasons, before the 2007 training camp, Gay was quoted as saying:[1]

You know how it is, It's like, 'Oh man, you're still getting a paycheck?' and 'Two years in a row!?!' That's the kind of stuff you really don't want to hear, because in your heart you want to be back out there. I can say this, I'm the most anxious person for training camp. I'm about the only one here that's ready for it to come.

Gay returned in 2007 and played primarily as a nickel back and a backup safety. He did start several games, including the AFC Divisional Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Gay intercepted a career-high three passes while playing in every game of the 2007 season en route to a perfect regular season that ended with the Patriots' defeat at the hands of the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII.

New Orleans Saints

On March 2, 2008, Gay signed a four-year, $17.8 million contract with the

injured reserve on October 20, 2010.[3]

Gay was released by New Orleans on July 28, 2011, and retired thereafter.

lawsuits filed by former players against the NFL regarding the league's history of players suffering concussions.[5]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 NWE 15 9 34 29 5 0.0 1 2 23 0 13 6 0 2 41 1
2005 NWE 5 2 12 10 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2006 NWE 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NWE 16 3 37 32 5 0.0 1 3 52 0 31 7 1 1 15 1
2008 NOR 14 13 53 49 4 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
2009 NOR 14 7 37 32 5 1.0 2 1 25 0 25 5 0 0 0 0
2010 NOR 4 0 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 34 180 157 23 2.0 7 6 100 0 31 34 1 3 56 2

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2004 NWE 3 3 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NWE 3 1 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2009 NOR 3 1 17 17 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
9 5 32 29 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0

Personal life

References

  1. ^ Tomase, John (April 4, 2007). "Gay keeps his head up". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Roundup: Ex-Pats CB Gay reportedly agrees to contract with Saints". ESPN. March 2, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  3. Times-Picayune
    , October 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "Gay shifts attention to retired life". HoumaToday.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ex-Saints CB Randall Gay sues NFL", Associated Press at WWL-TV, July 19, 2012.
  6. ^ "NFL objected to selling jerseys to 'Gay' fans". sfgate.com. March 4, 2005.
  7. ^ Michael O'Keeffe, "'Gay' now OK with NFL but league allows little else on jerseys", New York Daily News, March 4, 2005.
  8. ^ "New Orleans Saints: Randall Gay". neworleanssaints.com.
  9. ^ Mark Ballard, "Former LSU, Saints player Randall Gay among the graduates from Southern Law Center", The Advocate, May 10, 2015.

External links

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