Terry Deleon Killens (born March 24, 1974) is a former professional

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player who played

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for seven seasons in the

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(NFL) for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, the

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, and the

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. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Killens appeared as a substitute, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led

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. Killens has been a football official since at least 2013, working in the American Athletic Conference. , Killens was also an official in the

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, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Tra Blake. It was announced in April 2019 that Killens would be joining the NFL officiating staff for the 2019 season, and is wearing uniform number 77, which was previously worn by three-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay (and before that,

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). Killens will work at the umpire position, as he did in the American Athletic Conference and Alliance of American Football.

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1974 births Living people Players of American football from Cincinnati American football linebackers Penn State Nittany Lions football players Houston Oilers players Tennessee Oilers players Tennessee Titans players San Francisco 49ers players Seattle Seahawks players National Football League officials African-American sports officials 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{linebacker-1970s-stub