Terry Cousin
American football player (born 1975)
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Terry Sean Cousin (born March 11, 1975), is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1997.
Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | April 11, 1975 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Miami Beach Senior (Miami Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Cousin has also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.
Early life
Cousin attended Miami Beach High School in Miami Beach, Florida, and was a student and a letterman in football. in football, as a senior, he was named his team's Offensive M.V.P. and was a first-team All-Dade County selection.
College career
Cousin finished his collegiate career with 203 tackles and five interceptions for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.
Professional career
Cousin was signed as a free agent in 1997 by the Chicago Bears. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars.
In a 1998 game against the Minnesota Vikings, Cousin was covering Cris Carter (then in his 12th year) when the receiver told the cornerback, "When you get on your knees tonight, pray! Pray you can play as long as me!" Cousin would end up playing 12 seasons.
On May 22, 2008, Cousin was signed by the Cleveland Browns, then on February 9, 2009, he was released by the Browns.
NFL career statistics
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1997 | CHI | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHI | 16 | 12 | 62 | 50 | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHI | 16 | 9 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL | 15 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 16 | 3 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 62 | 46 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003 | CAR | 13 | 13 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYG | 16 | 5 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | JAX | 16 | 5 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | JAX | 10 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | JAX | 16 | 2 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | 69 | 525 | 430 | 95 | 6.5 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
Post-football career
Cousin was formerly a student-athlete mentor at the University of South Carolina, his alma mater. He also served as the sideline reporter for the Gamecock Radio Network's coverage of Carolina Football, working with fellow former Gamecocks Todd Ellis (play-by-play) and Tommy Suggs (analyst), and can be seen on local television discussing the team.
Cousin worked as director of player development at South Carolina for two seasons, before becoming the director of player engagement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. In 2014, Cousin became the Bears' director of player engagement.[1]