Jay Bellamy
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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
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| 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.