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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1980 Lufkin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 4, 2008(2008-07-04) (aged 27) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Lufkin | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 2nd round, 62nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Terrence Dewayne Kiel (November 24, 1980 – July 4, 2008)[1] was an American professionalfootball player who spent his entire career as asafety for theSan Diego Chargers of theNational Football League (NFL) from 2003 to 2006. He playedcollege football for theTexas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the2003 NFL draft.
Kiel was born inLufkin, Texas. As a senior atLufkin High School, he posted 115 tackles, five interceptions, and three recovered fumbles. He scored four returning touchdowns, including three on punt returns. He also blocked five kick attempts, including threePATs. He receivedClass 5A all-state mention honors for his efforts.[2]
Kiel playedcollege football atTexas A&M University from 1999 to 2002. In his freshman year, he played in 11 games, posting nine tackles, including seven solo. As a sophomore, he started in 10 of 11 games, making 57 tackles (41 solo). He also defended six passes and tied for the team lead with his four interceptions. For that season, he received honorable mention All-Big 12 honors by theAssociated Press.[3] As a junior, he started in all 12 games, posting 92 total tackles, including a team-high of 65 solo hits. He recorded one interception and broke five passes. He also had four games where he posted double-digit tackles. In his senior year, he received all-Big 12 honorable mention honors by the league's coaches[4] andAssociated Press[5] after posting a team-high of 95 tackles.[2][6] In the same season, he helped the team upset then-#1Oklahoma by intercepting the Sooners' final pass of the game.[7]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.50 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 3.96 s | 6.88 s | 38 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) | 16 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Kiel was selected by theSan Diego Chargers with the 62nd overall pick, in the second round in the2003 NFL draft.[9] Over his four seasons with the Chargers, he played in 59 games andstarted 51.[10] He posted 278 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles.[11] He was cut on March 1, 2007, and was declared afree agent the following day.[12]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2003 | SDG | 16 | 8 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | SDG | 16 | 16 | 97 | 72 | 25 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SDG | 12 | 12 | 59 | 49 | 10 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | SDG | 15 | 15 | 54 | 38 | 16 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 59 | 51 | 278 | 218 | 60 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2004 | SDG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | SDG | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
In July 2003, Kiel was shot three times during an alleged attemptedcarjacking incident at a southwestHouston mall parking lot. The assailant, described as a man in his young teens or early 20s, fled the scene. None of Kiel's injuries were serious and he was shortly released by the hospital.[5]
In September 2006, Kiel was arrested for multiple drug charges including possession, possession with the intent to sell, and transportation of acontrolled substance. Police came to the Chargers practice facility and arrested him. He was released after posting a $1,550,000 bond.[13][14]
In January 2007, he was cited for publicly urinating outside a San Diego nightclub, but the city dropped the charge.[15] In February 2007, hepleaded guilty tofelony andmisdemeanor drug charges for shippingcodeine-based cough syrup toTexas. He was released by the Chargers after his plea and was sentenced to three years ofprobation. The felony charge was dropped after he volunteered for 175 hours and underwent counseling for gambling.[10]
On July 4, 2008,San Diego police reported that Kiel had died in acar crash. He was driving back home from a party thrown by Chargers playerStephen Cooper when his 2004Chevrolet Monte Carlo hit a wall and he was thrown from the car.[16]
The autopsy report stated that Kiel died due tomechanical asphyxia. His funeral was held in his hometown,Lufkin, Texas.[17][18]
Kiel's son, Terrence II, currently plays baseball forTexas A&M.[19]
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