Terrence Orlando Metcalf (born January 28, 1978) is a former American football player who was a guard in the

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(NFL) for seven seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the

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(Ole Miss), and was recognized as a consensus All-American. The

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chose him in the third round of the

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. His son

DK Metcalf DeKaylin Zecharius "DK" Metcalf (born December 14, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ole Miss. He is the son of former NFL guard Terrenc ...

is an

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wide receiver for the

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Early years

Metcalf was born in

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. He was named a ''

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'' magazine high school All-American following his senior season at Clarksdale High School.

College career

Metcalf received an athletic scholarship to attend the

, where he played for the

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team from 1998 to 2001. He was a first-team All-

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(SEC) selection in 2000 and 2001, received second-team All-American honors in 1999, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2001.''2011 NCAA Football Records Book''
Award Winners
National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 24, 2012.

Professional career

The

selected Metcalf in the third round (93rd pick overall) of the

, and he played for the Bears from to . In his seven seasons with the Bears, he appeared in 78 games and started 25 of them.

Personal life

Metcalf was a coach at Pearl River Community College in

Poplarville, Mississippi Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,894. It is the county seat of Pearl River County. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors ...

. He served as an assistant coach at Coahoma Community College in his hometown of Clarksdale, and was promoted to interim head football coach on December 13, 2022. Terrence Metcalf named CCC’s interim head football coach
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wide receiver

References

External links

Chicago Bears bio
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