Jay Bellamy

Jay Bellamy (born July 8, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, he went undrafted in the 1994 NFL draft. He was then signed as an undrafted free agent to the Seattle Seahawks.

Early life Bellamy was raised in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen Township, New Jersey, and attended Matawan Regional High School, where he was a letterman in football and track. In football, he was a two-way starter as a quarterback and as a free safety.

College career Bellamy attended Rutgers University, 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.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1994 SEA 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 SEA 15 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1996 SEA 16 0 18 16 2 0.0 3 18 0 16 0 0 0 0 1997 SEA 16 7 52 42 10 2.0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 1998 SEA 16 16 98 80 18 1.0 3 40 0 24 2 2 0 0 1999 SEA 16 16 104 91 13 0.0 4 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 2000 SEA 16 16 88 70 18 2.0 4 132 1 84 2 0 0 0 2001 NOR 16 16 93 71 22 2.0 3 21 0 21 0 0 0 0 2002 NOR 16 16 89 69 20 1.5 3 39 0 16 0 2 0 0 2003 NOR 16 16 95 78 17 1.0 3 19 0 10 1 0 0 0 2004 NOR 16 16 92 74 18 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0 2005 NOR 3 3 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 11 3 16 12 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 NOR 3 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 125 759 614 145 9.5 24 286 1 84 8 8 12 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1999 SEA 1 1 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 2 2 15 11 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21 16 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life His son, Jayden, attends Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, New Jersey, and committed to Notre Dame as part of the 2022 recruiting class.