Position: | Wide Receiver | ||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth: | July 25, 1986 | ||
Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Houston (TX) Cypress Falls | ||
College: | Nebraska | ||
Undrafted: | 2008 | ||
Career history | |||
CFL status: | Import | ||
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Terrence Nunn (born July 25, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football wide receiver. He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the New England Patriots as a street free agent in 2009. He played college football at Nebraska.
Nunn has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Nunn attended Cypress Falls High School in Harris County, Texas, where he played football and track and field. He was a two-time all-district selection, and the team's MVP in his 2003 senior season. He caught 27 passes for 623 yards as a junior and 34 passes for 471 yards as a senior.
After graduating high school, Nunn attended the University of Nebraska, where he played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting six. He finished the year with 16 catches for 218 yards. In 2005 Nunn started all 12 games, recording 43 receptions, a career high, for 495 yards and seven touchdowns, also a career high. He caught 42 balls in nine starts as a junior while also leading the team in punt returns. As a senior in 2007, Nunn started 10 of 12 games, picking up 452 yards on 35 catches. He ranks third all-time at Nebraska in career receiving yards (1,762) and career receptions (136).
Nunn went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and spent the season out of football. He was signed by the New England Patriots on May 11, 2009, after a tryout. He had eight catches for 133 yards in the preseason, but was waived on September 5 during final cuts. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day.