Craig Adam Terrill (born June 27, 1980) is an American former professional

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who played for the

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of the

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(NFL). In 88 career games, Terrill had 103 combined

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, with eight

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s, three

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recoveries, and one

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. He played

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. He was selected by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the

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. He blocked eight field goals in his career, tied for the Seahawks team record.

Early life

Terrill was born on June 27, 1980, in

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. Growing up, Terrill had two brothers, Jason and Troy; Jason taught him how to play guitar and played college football at

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, whereas Troy played

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. Craig played high school football with the Lebanon Tigers, where he set a record for most sacks in a season, with 27, and graduated as the team's all-time sack leader. Terrill was named First-team All-State during his senior year.

Professional career

The

selected Terrill with selection number 189 in the sixth round of the

. In 2010, Profootballtalk.com writer Gregg Rosenthal described Terrill as a "key member of the eattle'sdefensive tackle rotation." Seattle released Terrill in September 2010 before signing him again to play 12 games in the 2010 season. While playing in the NFL, Terrill stood at and weighed .

Personal life

In 2004, Terrill wrote articles for ''

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''. He is an uncle to Luke Terrill, who played college football as a defensive tackle for the

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. Terrill is also a talented musician. In college, Craig and his brother Jason formed a band called The Strangers. Later, Terrill was the lead singer of The Craig Terrill Band in Seattle. He released two original albums, ''CT'' and ''Genuine''. He played with the late Seahawks owner, Paul Allen's, band to open for Seal at a concert in Seattle. Terrill is married to Rachel Terrill, who has a Ph.D. in communication from the

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. In 2015, Terrill worked as an assistant coach for the Lebanon High School football team.

Notes

References

External links

* Seattle Seahawks bio * Video interview with Terrill {{DEFAULTSORT:Terrill, Craig 1980 births Living people Players of American football from Indiana American football defensive tackles Purdue Boilermakers football players Seattle Seahawks players People from Lebanon, Indiana Sportspeople from Boone County, Indiana