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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | March 18, 1968||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49 | ||||||
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Patrick Christopher Terrell (born March 18, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, and Green Bay Packers. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He was selected in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Rams. [1]
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