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{{Short description|American football player and official (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Terry Killens
| number = 50, 56, 52
| position = [[Linebacker]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|24}}
| birth_place = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 235
| high_school = [[Purcell Marian High School|Purcell Marian]]<br>(Cincinnati, Ohio)
| college = [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 74
| pastteams =
* [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|1996|2000}})
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2001}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] (2002)*
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})
* San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
| highlights =
* Second-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1995]])
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
| statvalue1 = 83
| statlabel2 = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| statlabel3 = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = KillTe20
}}

'''Terry Deleon Killens''' (born March 24, 1974) is an [[American football]] official and former [[linebacker]]. He played seven seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans]], the [[San Francisco 49ers]], and the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He was drafted in the third round of the [[1996 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In the [[1999 NFL season|1999 season]], the Titans made it to [[Super Bowl XXXIV]], in which Killens appeared as a substitute;<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.sportspool.com/football/super_bowl/Superbowl_XXXIV_roster.php
|title=Super Bowl XXXIV Team Rosters
|publisher=sportspool.com
|accessdate=April 13, 2012}}</ref> however, they lost to the [[Kurt Warner]]-led [[St. Louis Rams]].<ref name="Andscape"/>

Killens has been a [[Official (American football)|football official]] since at least 2013, working in the [[American Athletic Conference]] (AAC).<ref name=Zebras/> In 2019, Killens was also an official in the [[Alliance of American Football]] (AAF), working as an [[Umpire (American football)|umpire]] on the crew led by referee [[Tra Blake]].<ref name=Zebras>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/officiating-crews-for-the-2019-aaf-season/ |title=Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season |first=Ben |last=Austro |website=footballzebras.com |date=February 7, 2019 |accessdate=March 16, 2019}}</ref>

It was announced in April 2019 that Killens would be joining the NFL officiating staff for the 2019 season. He wears uniform number 77, which was previously worn by three-time Super Bowl referee [[Terry McAulay]] (and before that, [[Mike Pereira]]). Killens works at the umpire position, as he did in the AAC and AAF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/04/6-officials-join-the-nfl-officiating-roster-for-the-2019-season/|title=6 officials join the NFL officiating roster for the 2019 season|last=Filipe|first=Cameron|date=April 17, 2019|website=Football Zebras|language=en-US|access-date=April 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/good-morning-football/0ap3000001031110/Two-former-NFL-players-discuss-path-to-becoming-referees|title=Two former NFL players discuss path to becoming referees|date=May 17, 2019|website=NFL|language=en-US|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>

Killens was the umpire for [[Super Bowl LVIII]] in 2024, making him the first person to both play in and officiate a Super Bowl.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/terry-killens-becomes-the-first-person-to-both-play-in-and-officiate-a-super-bowl|title=Terry Killens becomes the first person to both play in and officiate a Super Bowl|last=Smith|first=Michael David|date=January 23, 2024|website=nbcsports.com|publisher=NBC Sports|access-date=January 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Andscape">{{cite web |last1=Wright |first1=Branson |title=Former NFL player Terry Killens returns to Super Bowl as a referee |url=https://andscape.com/features/former-nfl-player-terry-killens-returns-to-super-bowl-as-a-referee/ |website=Andscape |publisher=ESPN |access-date=February 7, 2024 |date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Houston Oilers 1996 draft navbox}}

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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Cincinnati]]
[[Category:American football linebackers]]
[[Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players]]
[[Category:Houston Oilers players]]
[[Category:Tennessee Oilers players]]
[[Category:Tennessee Titans players]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Seattle Seahawks players]]
[[Category:NFL officials]]
[[Category:African-American referees and umpires]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
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