Terry Cousin

Terry Sean Cousin (born March 11, 1975), is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 1997.

Cousin has also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns.

Early life Cousin attended Miami Beach High School in Miami Beach, Florida, and was a student and a letterman in football. in football, as a senior, he was named his team's Offensive M.V.P. and was a first-team All-Dade County selection.

College career Cousin finished his collegiate career with 203 tackles and five interceptions for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.

Professional career Cousin was signed as a free agent in 1997 by the Chicago Bears. He played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars.

In a 1998 game against the Minnesota Vikings, Cousin was covering Cris Carter (then in his 12th year) when the receiver told the cornerback, "When you get on your knees tonight, pray! Pray you can play as long as me!" Cousin would end up playing 12 seasons.

On May 22, 2008, Cousin was signed by the Cleveland Browns, then on February 9, 2009, he was released by the Browns.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1997 CHI 6 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 CHI 16 12 62 50 12 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1999 CHI 16 9 57 48 9 0.0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2000 ATL 15 0 14 13 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 MIA 16 3 61 46 15 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2002 CAR 16 16 62 46 16 1.0 2 4 0 4 0 1 19 0 2003 CAR 13 13 49 45 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 NYG 16 5 55 41 14 0.0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 2005 JAX 16 5 47 40 7 0.5 4 18 0 14 0 1 0 0 2006 JAX 10 4 35 28 7 0.0 1 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 2007 JAX 16 2 47 45 2 1.0 1 9 0 9 1 0 0 0 2008 CLE 16 0 32 26 6 0.0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 172 69 525 430 95 6.5 13 58 0 16 5 6 19 0

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 2001 MIA 1 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2003 CAR 4 1 15 10 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 JAX 1 1 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 JAX 2 1 11 9 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 29 20 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Post-football career Cousin was formerly a student-athlete mentor at the University of South Carolina, his alma mater. He also served as the sideline reporter for the Gamecock Radio Network's coverage of Carolina Football, working with fellow former Gamecocks Todd Ellis (play-by-play) and Tommy Suggs (analyst), and can be seen on local television discussing the team.

Cousin worked as director of player development at South Carolina for two seasons, before becoming the director of player engagement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012. In 2014, Cousin became the Bears' director of player engagement.