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{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{For|the former running back (born 1951)|Terry Metcalf}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Terrence Metcalf
| image        = Terrence Metcalf in 2007.jpg
| caption      = Metcalf at the Chicago Bears training camp in 2007
| current_team = 
| number       = 60 
| position     = [[Guard (American football)|Guard]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date   =
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 4
| weight_lbs   = 310
| high_school  = [[Clarksdale High School|Clarksdale]]
| college      = [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (1997–2001)
| draftyear    = 2002
| draftround   = 3
| draftpick    = 93
| pastteams    = * [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
* [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
| pastcoaching = * [[Oxford High School (Mississippi)|Oxford HS (MS)]] (2014)<br/>Volunteer coach
* Oxford HS (MS) (2015)<br/>Defensive line coach
* [[Pearl River Wildcats football|Pearl River]] (2016–2018)<br/>Offensive line coach
* Pearl River (2019)<br/>Assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, & offensive line coach
* [[Coahoma Tigers football|Coahoma]] (2022)<br/>Offensive line coach
* Coahoma (2023–2024)<br/>Head coach
| highlights   = * Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2001 College Football All-America Team|2001]])
* First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[2001 All-SEC football team|2001]])
* Second-team All-SEC ([[2000 All-SEC football team|2000]])
| statlabel1   = Games played
| statvalue1   = 84
| statlabel2   = Games started
| statvalue2   = 25
| pfr          = MetcTe20
| CollegeHOF   = 2553 
}}

'''Terrence Orlando Metcalf''' (born January 28, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Guard (American football)|guard]] for seven seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss Rebels]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors in 2001. The [[Chicago Bears]] chose him in the third round of the [[2002 NFL draft]]. He played for the Bears from 2002 to 2008. Metcalf was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2025/1/15/nff-announces-all-star-2025-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx | title=NFF Announces All-Star 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class | publisher=[[National Football Foundation]] | date=January 15, 2025 | accessdate=16 January 2025}}</ref> His son [[DK Metcalf]] is an [[All-Pro]] wide receiver for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].

==Early life==
Metcalf was born in [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]].  He was named a ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' magazine high school All-American following his senior season at Clarksdale High School.

==College career==
Metcalf received an athletic scholarship to attend the [[University of Mississippi]], where he played for the [[Ole Miss Rebels football]] team from 1998 to 2001.  He was a first-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-Southeastern Conference]] (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.<ref name="ncaarecordsbook">''2011 NCAA Football Records Book'', [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Awards.pdf  Award Winners], National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011).  Retrieved June 24, 2012.</ref>

==Professional career==
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|         note = All values from NFL Draft<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=5771&DraftYear=2002 |title=Terrence Metcalf, Mississippi, OT, 2002 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=6046 |title=Terrence Metcalf, Combine Results, OT - Mississippi |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MetcTe20.htm#all_combine |title=Terrence Metcalf Stats |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=October 18, 2021}}</ref>
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The [[Chicago Bears]] selected Metcalf in the third round (93rd pick overall) of the [[2002 NFL draft]], and he played for the Bears from {{NFL Year|2002}} to {{NFL Year|2008}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>  In his seven seasons with the Bears, he appeared in 78 games and started 25 of them.

==Coaching career==
Metcalf was a coach at [[Pearl River Community College]] in [[Poplarville, Mississippi]]. 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.<ref>[https://coahomasports.com/news/2022/12/13/football-terrence-metcalf-named-cccs-interim-head-football-coach.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3uZRRY7SygmuET4HWZUv1nU5WWsfffRJV3vWYf9J80x6FvIUKYeqz8e6Y&mibextid=Zxz2cZ Terrence Metcalf named CCC’s interim head football coach]</ref> Metcalf was officially named Coahoma's head football coach on December 27, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Charles |date=December 27, 2022 |title=Terrence Metcalf has been named CCC’s head football coach |url=https://coahomasports.com/news/2022/12/27/football-terrence-metcalf-has-been-named-cccs-head-football-coach.aspx?mibextid=Zxz2cZ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=Coahoma Community College Athletics}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Metcalf is the father of [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] [[wide receiver]] [[DK Metcalf]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elman |first=Jake |date=2020-09-13 |title=Terrence Metcalf, DK Metcalf's Father, Had His Own Productive NFL Career |url=https://www.sportscasting.com/terrence-metcalf-dk-metcalfs-father-had-his-own-productive-nfl-career/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Sportscasting |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a member of [[Phi Beta Sigma]] fraternity.

==Head coaching record==
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Coahoma Tigers football|Coahoma Tigers]]
 | conf      = [[Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference]]
 | startyear = 2023
 | endyear   = 2024
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2023 junior college football season|2023]]
 | name         = Coahoma
 | overall      = 1–8
 | conference   = 0–6
 | confstanding = 7th <small>(North)</small>
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[2024 junior college football season|2024]]
 | name         = Coahoma
 | overall      = 0–8
 | conference   = 0–5
 | confstanding = 7th <small>(North)</small>
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      =
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Coahoma
 | overall    = 1–16
 | confrecord = 0–11
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 1–16
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
 | legend   = no
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{College Football HoF|2553}}
* [https://coahomasports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrence-metcalf/239 Coahoma profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221183714/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player60.html Chicago Bears profile]

{{2001 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{Bears2002DraftPicks}}

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