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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||||
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| Born: | (1982-04-20)April 20, 1982 (age 42) Texas City, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | La Marque (La Marque, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | New Mexico | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2005: 4th round, 134th pick | ||||||
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Claude Edward Terrell (born April 20, 1982) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive guard for theSt. Louis Rams in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNew Mexico Lobos. Terrell was released by the Rams on October 23, 2007, after being arrested for assaulting his wife. Terrell was already on probation after a previous arrest for assault on a family member. On February 17, 2011, Terrell was accused of beating and raping a Texas City woman at gunpoint during a seven-hour ordeal.
Terrell is a 2000 graduate ofLa Marque High School in Texas. He was a three-year letterman and a two-year starter for and an All-state and All-district selection his senior year. He was also named the team's most valuable player. He was also All-State and All-American in basketball where he was a four-year letterman and he also lettered in track.
Terrell attended theUniversity of New Mexico, where he played four seasons theLobos, while red-shirting his first year. In 2004 Terrell was arguably the Mountain West Conference's best lineman, playing the tackle for the first time. He was a First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2004 for the second consecutive season. As a junior in 2003 Terrell was a First-team All-MWC selection who notched 125 knockdown blocks during the regular season and starting all 13 games at strong guard.
In 2002 as a sophomore he was a Second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection and was named Outstanding Offensive Lineman by his teammates at the UNM . He started all 14 games and played all but 7 offensive snaps on the season and was third on the team with 139 knockdown blocks. In 2001 as a redshirt freshman he started 10 of 11 games and played 757 of 848 offensive snaps.. He played the entire game 7 times and had 86 knockdown blocks tied for 3rd on the team.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) | 343 lb (156 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 5.26 s | 1.89 s | 3.13 s | 4.81 s | 8.19 s | 24.5 in (0.62 m) | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) | 27 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Terrell was charged in 2004 with misdemeanor assault, which possibly harmed his draft status.[2]
Terrell was selected in the fourth round by theSt. Louis Rams in the2005 NFL draft.[3] In 2005, as a rookie, he played in 14 games with 10 starts at guard. He did not play at all in 2006. He was put on injured reserve on August 28, 2006, with a wrist injury. He returned and played 6 games in 2007 with three starts. Terrell was cut by the Rams in 2007 after being charged with assaulting his then-wife.
On November 3, 2015, Terrell signed with theDuke City Gladiators of theChampions Indoor Football (CIF).