Terry Killens

Terry Killens
No. 50, 56, 52
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1974-03-24) March 24, 1974 (age 50)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Purcell Marian
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
College:Penn State
NFL draft:1996 / round: 3 / pick: 74
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:83
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Terry Deleon Killens (born March 24, 1974) is an American football official and former linebacker. He played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft.[1] In the 1999 season, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV, in which Killens appeared as a substitute;[2] however, they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams.[3]

Killens has been a football official since at least 2013, working in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).[4] In 2019, Killens was also an official in the Alliance of American Football (AAF), working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Tra Blake.[4]

It was announced in April 2019 that Killens would be joining the NFL officiating staff for the 2019 season. He wears uniform number 77, which was previously worn by three-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay (and before that, Mike Pereira). Killens works at the umpire position, as he did in the AAC and AAF.[5][6]

Killens was the umpire for Super Bowl LVIII in 2024, making him the first person to both play in and officiate a Super Bowl.[7][3]

References

  1. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Super Bowl XXXIV Team Rosters". sportspool.com. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Wright, Branson (February 6, 2024). "Former NFL player Terry Killens returns to Super Bowl as a referee". Andscape. ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Austro, Ben (February 7, 2019). "Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season". footballzebras.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. ^ Filipe, Cameron (April 17, 2019). "6 officials join the NFL officiating roster for the 2019 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Two former NFL players discuss path to becoming referees". NFL. May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Smith, Michael David (January 23, 2024). "Terry Killens becomes the first person to both play in and officiate a Super Bowl". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2024.


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