Terreal Bierria

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Terreal Bierria
No. 34
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1980-10-10) October 10, 1980 (age 43)
Slidell, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school: Slidell (LA) Salmen
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 2002  / Round: 4 / Pick: 120
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:91
Passes defended:5
INT:1
Player stats at PFR

Terreal Bierria (born October 10, 1980) is a former safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was a fourth round pick out of the University of Georgia in 2002. [1] He played two seasons for the Seattle Seahawks in 2002 and 2004, starting twelve games in 2004 for a defense that ranked 23rd in the NFL against the pass. He was cut after he left training camp to help families members trapped by Hurricane Katrina. He was arrested and charged with first-degree murder of a man in Slidell, Louisiana [2] but, after two trials, was never convicted. [3]

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References

  1. "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. "Former Seahawks player booked in La. slaying", New Orleans Times-Picayune, October 20, 2009
  3. "Hung jury in ex-NFL player's murder trial in St. Tammany Parish". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.