Terrell Watson
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 22, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Oxnard (Oxnard, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Azusa Pacific | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Terrell Anthony Watson (born August 22, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Azusa Pacific Cougars. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
Watson was also a member of the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Los Angeles Chargers, and San Diego Fleet.
Watson was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 22, 1993, and was raised by his maternal grandparents Billy and Janice Watson after his mother abandoned him.[1] Watson's mother was 15 years old at the time.[1]
Watson went on to star in football at Oxnard High School in Oxnard, California.[1] In 2010, he led the entire CIF in rushing, finishing with 2,905 yards (along with 37 touchdowns) to rank sixth in the nation.[2]
In 2016, Watson began to open up about his background, talking about his speech impediment, and bullying that occurred due to his lisp. He talked with a lisp, had an inability to read and found it difficult to understand simple concepts in elementary school, which caused him to be bullied, teased and looked down upon by fellow pupils. However, Watson overcame his early-life struggles, moving from remedial-level or special education classes to normal classes by late middle school, which he credited to his teachers who helped him. Due to his educational background, he did not receive any scholarship offers coming out of high school, which led him to Azusa Pacific.[3][4]
College career
During his college career, Watson scored 79 touchdowns and rushed for nearly 6,000 yards for Azusa Pacific.[5] He broke every rushing record at the school, which were previously held by NFL player Christian Okoye.
Watson ran for 2,212 yards and 29 touchdowns as a senior in the 2014 season.[5] He went on to be named MVP of the January 2015 edition of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.[6]