Terance Mathis
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| Position: | Wide Receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 7, 1967 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||
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| College: | New Mexico | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1990 / Round: 6 / Pick: 140 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 689 |
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| Receiving Yards: | 8,809 |
| Touchdowns: | 63 |
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Terance Paul Mathis (born June 7, 1967) is an American former Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL and at one time Vice President of Marketing for NASCAR's Leavine Family Racing Drafted in 1990 by the New York Jets, he played the majority of his career with the Atlanta Falcons. He last played in the NFL in 2002 with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then retired after the conclusion of the 2002 season. Currently, he is second in career two-point conversions with six, behind Marshall Faulk's seven.
On February 1, 2011 Mathis was named as the Offensive Coordinator at Savannah State University.
Mathis grew up as the son of Carole Mahone, his father died when he was six months old. His mother is also a breast cancer survivor, having beaten the disease two months before Mathis played in Super Bowl XXXIII. He and his wife Arnedia have a daughter named Terae and a son Terance Jr. Terance also has three other children Sydney, Erik, and Vanessa who just appeared in the Cherish music video "Unappreciated".
Mathis attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain, GA, and University of New Mexico, where he played both football and basketball. In 1989, he became New Mexico's first consensus All-American after setting a Division I record for most receiving yards. He also became the first player to have more than 250 receptions, 4,000 receiving yards, and 6,000 yards total.
After Mathis was drafted by the Jets in 1990, he was used as a punt and kick returner. He had 43 kickoff returns for 787 yards, including one touchdown. He also had 19 receptions for 245 yards that season. The following year, he played in all sixteen games for the Jets, starting one. He had 28 receptions for 329 yards and one touchdown. He led the team in kickoff returns, piling up 599 yards. Mathis played with the Jets until 1994, starting two more games and scoring four touchdowns total.
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