Jeff Terrell (American football)
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Jeff Terrell is an American football
quarterback of the NFL
currently a free agent
. He was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs
in August 2007, former starting
quarterback and captain for the Princeton University football team and 4th all-time leader in passing yards at Princeton. 2006 Asa S. Bushnell
Cup winner, as Ivy League
Player of the year. Terrell, Class of 2003, led University School
, to its first ever football playoff appearance in 2002. In 2006 he took Princeton to its first Ivy league Championship since 1995.
Terrell appeared in several preseason games for the Kansas City Chiefs
, going 15 for 25 in the last one, but was cut before the beginning of the season. He signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys
in July 2008. Terrell appeared on Hard Knocks
, an HBO reality series on the NFL, and was pictured in a segment with Terrell Owens
. Jeff was released from the Cowboys in late August, 2008. Before signing with the Cowboys, Terrell had a brief stint with the af2's now defunct Austin Wranglers, winning the starting quarterback position. Following the Wrangler's first game, Terrell abruptly left the Wranglers in hopes of landing a spot on the Cowboy's roster.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback of the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
in August 2007, former starting
Starting lineup
A starting lineup in sports is an official list of the set of players who will actively participate in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes or bench players.The starters are commonly the best...
quarterback and captain for the Princeton University football team and 4th all-time leader in passing yards at Princeton. 2006 Asa S. Bushnell
Asa Bushnell
Asa Smith Bushnell III was the first commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, serving from 1938 to 1970 , and was board member and secretary of the United States Olympic Committee, editing, co-editing and/or writing "Olympic Books" at least from 1948-65...
Cup winner, as Ivy League
Ivy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
Player of the year. Terrell, Class of 2003, led University School
University School
University School, commonly referred to as US, is an all-boys K - 12 school with two campus locations in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio area...
, to its first ever football playoff appearance in 2002. In 2006 he took Princeton to its first Ivy league Championship since 1995.
Terrell appeared in several preseason games for the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
, going 15 for 25 in the last one, but was cut before the beginning of the season. He signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in July 2008. Terrell appeared on Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks (TV series)
Hard Knocks is a reality sports documentary television series produced by NFL Films and HBO. The series follows a select National Football League team through its training camp and provides an in-depth perspective of the team's preparation for the upcoming season. The series is described as one of...
, an HBO reality series on the NFL, and was pictured in a segment with Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens
Terrell Owens is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens has been one of the dominant receivers of his era...
. Jeff was released from the Cowboys in late August, 2008. Before signing with the Cowboys, Terrell had a brief stint with the af2's now defunct Austin Wranglers, winning the starting quarterback position. Following the Wrangler's first game, Terrell abruptly left the Wranglers in hopes of landing a spot on the Cowboy's roster.