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Terrell Buckley
Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971) is an American college football coach and former cornerback who is the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. He previously served as the head coach of the Orlando Guardians in 2023. Buckley played college football for the Florida State Seminoles from 1989 to 1991 and in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons from 1992 to 2005, with his longest tenure (1995–1999) as a player with the Miami Dolphins. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft. His New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI, giving him his only championship.
Buckley was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. After graduation from high school in 1989, Buckley enrolled at Florida State University and played cornerback for the Seminoles, starting for three seasons. As a junior in 1991, he led Florida State to the 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic and was a unanimous All-American.
He also played professional baseball for the Mobile Baysharks in the Texas–Louisiana League.
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year letterman at Florida State (1989–91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501). His career interception yardage total of 501 is an NCAA record. Buckley also tied school records for touchdowns off interception returns (four) and punt returns (three). He was named first-team All-American and won the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to nation's top cornerback, as a junior. Buckley led the nation with 12 interceptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns. He was named second-team All-American by Associated Press, The Sporting News and The Football News as a junior. Buckley had six interceptions, with two returned for touchdowns. He finished seventh in the Heisman voting in 1991. Buckley played two years of varsity baseball and was a sprinter on the outdoor track team for one year. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft with the fifth overall pick.
The Green Bay Packers selected Buckley in the first round (5th overall) of the 1992 NFL draft. He surpassed 1972 first-round pick (7th overall) Willie Buchanon as the highest drafted cornerback by the Packers in franchise history and still holds the record.
On September 11, 1992, the Green Bay Packers signed Buckley to a four—year, $7.10 million rookie contract that included a signing bonus of $3.20 million. This ended a 50-day holdout by Buckley as he was the last first-round pick to sign.
Due to the holdout, he was exempt for the first two games. Head coach Mike Holmgren named him a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart upon joining the team, behind starters Lewis Billups and Vinnie Clark. On September 20, 1992, Buckley made his professional regular season debut and led a fourth quarter comeback victory after he returned a punt by Paul McJulien for a 58–yard touchdown to decrease the 14-point lead by the Bengals, bringing the score to 17–10 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Green Bay Packers would have a 21-point fourth quarter comeback to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–24, capped off by a 35–yard touchdown pass by Brett Favre. His 58–yard punt return for a touchdown set the record for the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). Buckley still holds the record currently and this would be the only punt returned for a touchdown during his entire career.
Entering Week 5, Buckley supplanted Lewis Billups and took over as a starting cornerback. On October 5, 1992, Packers' head coach Mike Holmgren announced the immediate release of Lewis Billups after he was involved in multiple incidents in the hours after he was benched for Buckley. After losing his starting role, Lewis Billups publicly complained about his benching in favor of Terrell Buckley and had a public outburst on the team's return flight to Green Bay that made a flight attendant cry. At 2AM, it was reported that Lewis Billups had lost control of his Jeep Cherokee and crashed into power lines causing power outages on the Westside of Green Bay. On December 6, 1992, Buckley had his first career interception off a pass by Andre Ware as the Packers routed the Detroit Lions 10–38. On December 20, 1992, Buckley set a season-high with two interceptions and returned one interception thrown by Jim Everett 33–yards to score the first touchdown of his career during a 13–28 victory against the Los Angeles Rams. He finished his rookie season with 32 combined tackles, three interceptions, and one touchdown in 14 games and 12 starts. He was also given punt return duties, finishing with 21 punt returns for 211 return yards and one touchdown.
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Terrell Buckley
Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971) is an American college football coach and former cornerback who is the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils. He previously served as the head coach of the Orlando Guardians in 2023. Buckley played college football for the Florida State Seminoles from 1989 to 1991 and in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons from 1992 to 2005, with his longest tenure (1995–1999) as a player with the Miami Dolphins. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft. His New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI, giving him his only championship.
Buckley was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. After graduation from high school in 1989, Buckley enrolled at Florida State University and played cornerback for the Seminoles, starting for three seasons. As a junior in 1991, he led Florida State to the 1992 Cotton Bowl Classic and was a unanimous All-American.
He also played professional baseball for the Mobile Baysharks in the Texas–Louisiana League.
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year letterman at Florida State (1989–91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501). His career interception yardage total of 501 is an NCAA record. Buckley also tied school records for touchdowns off interception returns (four) and punt returns (three). He was named first-team All-American and won the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to nation's top cornerback, as a junior. Buckley led the nation with 12 interceptions for 238 yards and two touchdowns. He was named second-team All-American by Associated Press, The Sporting News and The Football News as a junior. Buckley had six interceptions, with two returned for touchdowns. He finished seventh in the Heisman voting in 1991. Buckley played two years of varsity baseball and was a sprinter on the outdoor track team for one year. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft with the fifth overall pick.
The Green Bay Packers selected Buckley in the first round (5th overall) of the 1992 NFL draft. He surpassed 1972 first-round pick (7th overall) Willie Buchanon as the highest drafted cornerback by the Packers in franchise history and still holds the record.
On September 11, 1992, the Green Bay Packers signed Buckley to a four—year, $7.10 million rookie contract that included a signing bonus of $3.20 million. This ended a 50-day holdout by Buckley as he was the last first-round pick to sign.
Due to the holdout, he was exempt for the first two games. Head coach Mike Holmgren named him a backup and listed him as the third cornerback on the depth chart upon joining the team, behind starters Lewis Billups and Vinnie Clark. On September 20, 1992, Buckley made his professional regular season debut and led a fourth quarter comeback victory after he returned a punt by Paul McJulien for a 58–yard touchdown to decrease the 14-point lead by the Bengals, bringing the score to 17–10 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Green Bay Packers would have a 21-point fourth quarter comeback to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–24, capped off by a 35–yard touchdown pass by Brett Favre. His 58–yard punt return for a touchdown set the record for the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). Buckley still holds the record currently and this would be the only punt returned for a touchdown during his entire career.
Entering Week 5, Buckley supplanted Lewis Billups and took over as a starting cornerback. On October 5, 1992, Packers' head coach Mike Holmgren announced the immediate release of Lewis Billups after he was involved in multiple incidents in the hours after he was benched for Buckley. After losing his starting role, Lewis Billups publicly complained about his benching in favor of Terrell Buckley and had a public outburst on the team's return flight to Green Bay that made a flight attendant cry. At 2AM, it was reported that Lewis Billups had lost control of his Jeep Cherokee and crashed into power lines causing power outages on the Westside of Green Bay. On December 6, 1992, Buckley had his first career interception off a pass by Andre Ware as the Packers routed the Detroit Lions 10–38. On December 20, 1992, Buckley set a season-high with two interceptions and returned one interception thrown by Jim Everett 33–yards to score the first touchdown of his career during a 13–28 victory against the Los Angeles Rams. He finished his rookie season with 32 combined tackles, three interceptions, and one touchdown in 14 games and 12 starts. He was also given punt return duties, finishing with 21 punt returns for 211 return yards and one touchdown.