Seth Payne

Seth Copeland Payne (born February 12, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). After his playing career, he became a co-host of a local radio show.

Early life Payne is descended from a long line of farmers from outside Victor, New York, and went to high school at Victor 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 played college football at Cornell and was a member of the Sphinx Head Society and Delta Upsilon.

Football career Payne was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft.

He was selected by the Houston Texans in the 2002 expansion draft. He was selected along with Jaguar teammates Tony Boselli and Gary Walker. The move allowed the Jaguars to be under the salary 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.

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 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

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles 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

Radio career

He co-hosts, with Sean Pendergast, the morning show for SportsRadio 610 called Payne & Pendergast, and hosts a podcast called "The Deceptively Fast Podcast".

Personal life Seth lives with his wife, Brandi, and their child in Houston, Texas. Payne's brother is Rugby America CEO Dan Payne.