Paul Jetton
No. 68
Position:Guard / Center
Personal information
Born:(1964-10-06)October 6, 1964
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died:May 13, 2016(2016-05-13) (aged 51)
Wimberley, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Jersey Village (TX)
College:Texas
NFL draft:1988 / Round: 6 / Pick: 141
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Paul Ray Jetton (October 6, 1964 – May 13, 2016) was an American football offensive lineman who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cincinnati Bengals and New Orleans Saints and played college football at the University of Texas at Austin where he also threw the shot put. He was on the Bengals injured reserve list when they went to Super Bowl XXIII

College football

Jetton was recruited out of Jersey Village High School in Jersey Village, Texas and played college football at the University of Texas at Austin.[1] He was a two-time all-conference offensive guard and a team captain.[2]

Jetton was also on the track and field team where he threw the shot put. He had several top 8 finishes, including coming in 3rd at the 1987 Southwest Conference Championships.[3]

Professional career

Jetton was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1988 NFL Draft and was a part of the team for four injury-plagued seasons before moving on to New Orleans.[4] Prior to the 1988 season, he was placed on injured reserve and remained there all season as the Bengals went all the way to Super Bowl XXIII.[5] He was a starter in two games for the 1989 season, but an early season knee injury put him on the injured reserve again.[6] His most successful season was in 1990, when he played in all 15 games and started in the Bengals final playoff game.[7] At the start of the 1991 season, Jetton was again dealing with a knee injury, but managed to be a starter for the first half of the season, before winding up on the injured reserve list again.[8]

Following the 1991 season, Jetton became a "Plan B" free agent and was signed by the New Orleans Saints, then waived at the start of the season and then brought back after a month.[9][10] He played in only two games in 1992. He began the 1993 season injured/inactive again and then saw no playing time.[11][12]

He died in 2016 in Wimberley, Texas, where he made his home.[13]

References

  1. ^ "PAUL JETTON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Texas Honors" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ University of Texas 1987 Cactus Yearbook. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. ^ "Miami Dolphins". 27 August 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Friday Sports Transactions". UPI. 20 October 1989. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Bengals show courage, fall short". UPI. 13 January 1991. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Paul Jetton 1991 Game Log". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ^ "NFL Plan B Signings". The Washington Post. 3 April 1992.
  10. ^ "Cutdown Day". The Washington Post. 1 September 1992.
  11. ^ "Paul Jetton 1993 Game Log".
  12. ^ "Detroit at New Orleans". The Washington Post. 19 September 1992.
  13. ^ "Paul Ray JETTON". legacy.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Cincinnati Bengals 1988 NFL draft selections
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