Former Jackson State football player Eddie Payton had the nerves of a jewel thief. For five years, from 1977-82, he made his living as an NFL kickoff returner and punt returner with the help of another former JSU Tiger, Lem Barney. One day after a training camp practice with the Detroit Lions, Barney told Payton that the only way he would make the team was on special teams. Barney taught him how to judge the ball off the kicker’s foot. On Dec. 17, 1977, Payton returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown for the Lions in a game…