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Born: | Brussels, Belgium | October 12, 1969
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | LB, S |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Oklahoma |
NFL draft | 1992, round: 6, pick: 158 |
Drafted by | Atlanta Falcons |
Career history | |
As player | |
1992 | Atlanta Falcons |
1993–1996 | New England Patriots |
1997 | Atlanta Falcons* |
1998 | Denver Broncos* |
1999–2003 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2004 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2000, 2001 |
CFL West All-Star | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Awards | 2000 Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy |
Career stats | |
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Terry Ray (born October 12, 1969) is a Belgian-American former gridiron football safety and linebacker who played in both the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) between 1992 and 2004.
Ray was selected out of the University of Oklahoma in the sixth round, 158th overall, by the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL in the 1992 NFL draft. [1] After playing in 10 games with Atlanta, Ray joined the New England Patriots and under new head coach Bill Parcells for the 1993 NFL season. Ray played with the Patriots until the 1996 NFL season, a season in which the Patriots lost to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.
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