Terry Ray | |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1969 |
Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
Number: | 30, 23, 24, 28, 25 |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Linebacker |
Position2: | Safety |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lb: | 205 |
College: | Oklahoma |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1992 |
Nfldraftedround: | 6 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 158 |
Nfldraftedteam: | Atlanta Falcons |
Playing Years1: | 1992 |
Playing Team1: | Atlanta Falcons |
Playing Years2: | 1993–1996 |
Playing Team2: | New England Patriots |
Playing Years3: | 1997 |
Playing Team3: | Atlanta Falcons |
Playing Years4: | 1998 |
Playing Team4: | Denver Broncos |
Playing Years5: | – |
Playing Team5: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Team6: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career Highlights: | |
Cflallstar: | , |
Cflwestallstar: | ,, |
Awards: | Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy |
Nfl: | RAY428790 |
Career Footnotes: |
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.
Ray left the NFL after the 1996 season. Following two years out of football, Ray moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 12, 1999.[2] In Canada, Ray became a four-time all star. Ray was released by the Eskimos prior to the 2003 CFL season in favor of Singor Mobley.[3] Expected to sign with another CFL team, Ray signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the 2004 CFL season. After the 2004 season, Ray retired.
From 2005 to 2008, Ray was a scout with the Washington Commanders in the NFL.[4]