16 Facts About Randall Gay

Randall Gay was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2004.

Randall Gay played on a Super Bowl winning team with both the Patriots and the Saints, and is noted for being one of the two Louisianan-born having won a championship at both the college and pro level for teams of Louisiana, his home state.

At Brusly High School in Brusly, Louisiana, Randall Gay was a four-year letterman in football.

Randall Gay lettered in weight lifting and track.

Randall Gay was a first-team All-Metro selection, and a first-team All-District selection in football during his last two years of high school.

Randall Gay won a BCS National Championship with the Tigers in 2003 as a nickel back.

Later in the season, Gay was placed into the starting lineup because of injuries to veterans Ty Law and Tyrone Poole.

Randall Gay was involved in several low level controversies as a Patriot: He failed to make a full contribution in 2005 and 2006, due to injuries that landed him on injured reserve.

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, Randall Gay was quoted as saying:.

Randall Gay returned in 2007 and played primarily as a nickel back and a backup safety.

Randall Gay did start several games, including the AFC Divisional Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Randall 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.

On March 2,2008, Randall Gay signed a four-year, $17.8 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.

Randall Gay was a member of the Saints' 2009 Super Bowl XLIV Championship team.

Randall Gay suffered a concussion early in the 2010 season that eventually led to him being placed on injured reserve on October 20,2010.

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