Terrence Patrick (born July 7, 1982) is a former American professional

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who played in the

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(CFL). He played college football at Mercyhurst.

Early life and high school

Patrick was born in

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and attended

Mount Saint Michael Academy Mount Saint Michael Academy is an all-boys' Roman Catholic high school in the Wakefield neighborhood of the New York City borough of the Bronx. The school's campus also borders the city of Mount Vernon in neighboring Westchester County and is ad ...

, where he played basketball and football. He was named All-

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in football as a junior and senior.

College career

Patrick played four seasons for the

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. He was named honorable mention All-

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(GLIAC) in his junior season after recording 36 tackles with 4.5 sacks. As a senior he was named second team All-GLIAC after recording 21.0 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. Patrick finished his collegiate career with 152 tackles, 36 tackles for loss and 17 sacks.

Professional career

Patrick was signed by the

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of the

(CFL) in 2005. He made 20 defensive tackles, three tackles for a loss and had two sacks as a rookie. He was cut by Calgary at the end of training camp in 2008. He made 93 defensive tackles with 13 sacks over 49 games with the Stampeders. Patrick was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 1, 2008. He finished the season with 37 tackles and three sacks and was released at the end of the season. Patrick finished his CFL career with 133 total tackles, 17 sacks and three fumbles recovered in 66 games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick, Terrence 1982 births Living people Canadian football defensive linemen American football defensive ends Calgary Stampeders players Mercyhurst Lakers football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of American football from the Bronx Players of Canadian football from New York City