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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1971)}}
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
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| number =27, 22
| name = Terrell Buckley
| position = [[Cornerback]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|6|7}}
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| birth_place = [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| death_place =
| number = 27, 22
| height_ft = 5
| position = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|6|7}}
| height_in = 10
| birth_place = [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]], U.S.
| weight_lbs = 180
| death_date =
| high_school = [[Pascagoula High School|Pascagoula]]
| death_place =
| college = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
| draftyear = 1992
| height_ft = 5
| draftround = 1
| height_in = 10
| draftpick = 5
| weight_lb = 180
| high_school = [[Pascagoula High School|Pascagoula]]
| pastteams =
| college = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (1989–1991)
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1994}})
| draftyear = 1992
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|1999}})
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 5
| pastteams =
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|1995|1999}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2002}})
* [[New England Patriots]] ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})*
* Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2003}})
* Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2003}})
* New England Patriots (2004)*
* New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2004}})*
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2004}})
* [[New York Jets]] (2004)
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})
| pastcoaching =
| pastteamsnote=yes
* [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (2007) <br> Assistant safeties coach
| pastcoaching =
* [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (2007)<br>Safeties assistant
* Florida State (2008) <br> Assistant wide receivers coach
* Florida State (2008)<br>Wide receiver assistant
* Florida State (2009) <br> Graduate assistant
* Florida State (2009)<br>Graduate assistant
* Florida State (2010–2011) <br> Weight room coach
* [[Akron Zips football|Akron]] (2012–2013) <br> Cornerbacks coach
* Florida State (2010–2011)<br>Weight room
* [[Akron Zips football|Akron]] (2012–2013)<br>Cornerbacks coach
* [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] (2014–2015) <br> Cornerbacks coach
* [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] (2014–2015)<br>Cornerbacks coach
* [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] (2016–2019) <br> Cornerbacks coach
* [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]] (2016–2019)<br>Cornerbacks coach
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (2020–2021) <br> Cornerbacks coach
* [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]] (2020–2021)<br>Cornerbacks coach
* [[Orlando Guardians]] ({{XFL Year|2023}}) <br> Head coach
| highlights =
* [[Orlando Guardians]] ({{XFL Year|2023}})<br>Head coach
; As a player
| highlights =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]])
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVI|XXXVI]])
* [[Jim Thorpe Award]] (1991)
* [[Jim Thorpe Award]] (1991)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#The Jack Tatum Trophy|Jack Tatum Trophy]] (1991)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#The Jack Tatum Trophy|Jack Tatum Trophy]] (1991)
* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[1991 College Football All-America Team|1991]])
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1991 College Football All-America Team|1991]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1990 College Football All-America Team|1990]])
* [[Florida State Seminoles football#Honored jersey numbers|Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 27]] honored
* [[Florida State Seminoles football#Honored jersey numbers|Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 27]] honored
| statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s
| statlabel1 = Total [[Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football|tackles]]
| statvalue1 = 534
| statvalue1 = 546
| statlabel2 = [[Interception]]s
| statlabel2 = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue2 = 50
| statvalue2 = 50
| statlabel3 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statlabel3 = Interception yards
| statvalue3 = 2.0
| statvalue3 = 793
| statlabel4 = [[Pass deflected|Pass deflections]]
| nflnew = terrell-buckley
| pfr = BuckTe20
| statvalue4 = 64
| statlabel5 = Forced [[fumble]]s
| CollegeHOF = 2433
| current_team = }}
| statvalue5 = 10
| statlabel6 = Fumble recoveries
'''Douglas Terrell Buckley''' (born June 7, 1971) is a former American [[American football|football]] [[cornerback]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football |Florida State Seminoles]], earning [[unanimous All-American]] honors in 1991. He also played professional [[baseball]] for the Mobile Baysharks in the [[Central Baseball League|Texas-Louisiana League]].
| statvalue6 = 15
| statlabel7 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue7 = 2
| statlabel8 = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue8 = 8
| coachrecord = {{Winning percentage|1|9|record=y}}
| nfl = terrell-buckley
| pfr = BuckTe20
| CollegeHOF = 2433
}}

'''Douglas Terrell Buckley''' (born June 7, 1971) is an [[American football]] coach and former player. He played as a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football |Florida State Seminoles]], earning [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|unanimous All-American]] honors in 1991.

He also played professional [[baseball]] for the Mobile Baysharks in the [[Central Baseball League|Texas–Louisiana League]].


==College career==
==College career==
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] at [[Florida State]] (1989–91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501).<ref name="patriots">{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=6603 |title=Official New England Patriots Biography |publisher=patriots.com |access-date=September 13, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 [[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 [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] on the outdoor [[Track and field|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Buckley was a two-year starter and three-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] at [[Florida State]] (1989–91), and left as the school's all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501).<ref name="patriots">{{cite web |url=http://www.patriots.com/alumni/index.cfm?ac=alumnibiosdetail&bio=6603 |title=Official New England Patriots Biography |publisher=patriots.com |access-date=September 13, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 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 [[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 [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] on the outdoor [[Track and field|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
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Buckley is one of only two players (the other being [[Ken Riley]]) with 50+ interceptions to never make a [[Pro Bowl]]. In a game against [[1992 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati]] in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history ({{Age in years and days|1971|6|7|1992|9|20}}). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “The Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for "past considerations." In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.
Buckley is one of only two players (the other being [[Ken Riley]]) with 50+ interceptions to never make a [[Pro Bowl]]. In a game against [[1992 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati]] in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history ({{Age in years and days|1971|6|7|1992|9|20}}). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “the Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for "past considerations." In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.


He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the [[2001 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], in the [[2001–02 NFL playoffs#AFC Championship: New England Patriots 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17|2001 AFC Championship Game]] against the [[2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], Buckley had an interception in the 24–17 win. He won a [[Super Bowl XXXVI|Super Bowl]] ring one week later in the win over the [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]].
He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the [[2001 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]], in the [[2001–02 NFL playoffs#AFC Championship: New England Patriots 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 17|2001 AFC Championship Game]] against the [[2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], Buckley had an interception in the 24–17 win. He won a [[Super Bowl XXXVI|Super Bowl]] ring one week later in the win over the [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]].

==NFL career statistics==
===Regular season===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="4"| Tackles
! colspan="5"| Interceptions
! colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Comb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! Int !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[1992 NFL season|1992]] || [[1992 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| 14 || 12 || 32 || — || — || 0.0 || 3 || 33 || 11.0 || 33 || '''1''' || 0 || '''4''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1993 NFL season|1993]] || [[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 48 || — || — || 0.0 || 2 || 31 || 15.5 || 31 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1994 NFL season|1994]] || [[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 59 || 48 || 11 || 0.0 || 5 || 38 || 7.6 || 26 || 0 || '''3''' || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] || [[1995 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || 4 || 26 || 23 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] || [[1996 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 53 || 46 || 7 || 0.0 || 6 || style="background:#cfecec;"|'''164''' || 27.3 || '''91''' || '''1''' || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] || [[1997 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''85''' || '''67''' || '''18''' || 0.0 || 4 || 26 || 6.5 || 12 || 0 || 1 || 2 || '''23''' || '''1'''
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] || [[1998 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 51 || 44 || 7 || 0.0 || '''8''' || 157 || 19.6 || 61 || '''1''' || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] || [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || 11 || 44 || 38 || 6 || '''1.0''' || 3 || 3 || 1.0 || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] || [[2000 Denver Broncos season|DEN]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 38 || 35 || 3 || 0.0 || 6 || 110 || 18.3 || 33 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] || style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[2001 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| 15 || 1 || 27 || 25 || 2 || '''1.0''' || 3 || 76 || 25.3 || 52 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] || [[2002 New England Patriots season|NE]]
| '''16''' || 2 || 22 || 22 || 0 || 0.0 || 4 || 50 || 12.5 || 39 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[2003 Miami Dolphins season|MIA]]
| '''16''' || 5 || 51 || 40 || 11 || 0.0 || 2 || 75 || '''37.5''' || 74 || '''1''' || 1 || '''4''' || 8 || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] || [[2004 New York Jets season|NYJ]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0.0 || 3 || 30 || 10.0 || 18 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] || [[2005 New York Giants season|NYG]]
| 4 || 0 || colspan="13"|''Did not record any stats''
|-
! colspan="2"| Career !! 209 !! 131 !! 546 !! 396 !! 70 !! 2.0 !! 50 !! 793 !! 15.9 !! 91 !! 6 !! 10 !! 15 !! 31 !! 1
|}


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
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===Mississippi State===
===Mississippi State===
On January 7, 2016 Buckley was hired as the [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safeties]] coach at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State University]]<ref>[http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/01/07/u-ls-buckley-headed-miss-state/78423132/ U of L's Buckley headed for Miss. State]</ref><ref>[http://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/sec/mississippi-state-university/article53541510.html Reports: Pascagoula legend Terrell Buckley to join Mississippi State staff]</ref>
On January 7, 2016, Buckley was hired as the [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safeties]] coach at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State University]]<ref>[http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/01/07/u-ls-buckley-headed-miss-state/78423132/ U of L's Buckley headed for Miss. State]</ref><ref>[http://www.sunherald.com/sports/college/sec/mississippi-state-university/article53541510.html Reports: Pascagoula legend Terrell Buckley to join Mississippi State staff]</ref>


===Ole Miss===
===Ole Miss===
On January 18, 2020, Buckley was hired as cornerbacks coach<ref>{{Cite web|title=A dozen players on the 2004 Patriots team became coaches. What was it about that squad? |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/18/sports/they-were-coaches-field-now-dozen-players-2004-patriots-team-are-coaches-off-it-too/|first=Christopher|last=Price|date=18 May 2020|work=The Boston Globe|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terrell Buckley - Football Coach|url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrell-buckley/618|website=Ole Miss Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> by [[Lane Kiffin]], the new Head Coach, MSU's rival (Buckley, having had phenomenal success in both recruiting and developing elite talent both on and off the field, and for grooming NFL talent).
On January 18, 2020, Buckley was hired as cornerbacks coach<ref>{{Cite web|title=A dozen players on the 2004 Patriots team became coaches. What was it about that squad? |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/18/sports/they-were-coaches-field-now-dozen-players-2004-patriots-team-are-coaches-off-it-too/|first=Christopher|last=Price|date=May 18, 2020|work=The Boston Globe|language=en-US|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Terrell Buckley - Football Coach|url=https://olemisssports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrell-buckley/618|website=Ole Miss Athletics|language=en|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> by [[Lane Kiffin]], the new Head Coach, MSU's rival (Buckley, having had phenomenal success in both recruiting and developing elite talent both on and off the field, and for grooming NFL talent).


=== XFL ===
=== XFL ===
On April 6, 2022, it was reported that Buckley had accepted a job with the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] to become the Head Coach of an upcoming Orlando franchise (the former [[Tampa Bay Vipers]]). The league confirmed Buckley's hiring, but not the existence of a team in Orlando, on April 14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise |url=https://xflnewsroom.com/news/terrell-buckley-reportedly-joining-xfl-as-head-coach-of-new-orlando-franchise/ |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> On July 25, 2022, the XFL confirmed a franchise in Orlando, Florida with Buckley announced as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-25 |title=Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-xfl-0725-20220725-25q7qrl3pzerzlsrkep3byhh2u-story.html |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 31, 2022 the team was branded the [[Orlando Guardians]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-31 |title= Orlando's new XFL team is the Guardians | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/orlando-e2-80-99s-new-xfl-team-is-the-guardians/ar-AA13zNb0 | access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Guardians would not be apart of the UFL Merger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-01 |title=Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/01/orlando-guardians-xfl-ufl-spring-football-dany-garcia/ |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
On April 6, 2022, it was reported that Buckley had accepted a job with the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]] to become the Head Coach of an upcoming Orlando franchise (the former [[Tampa Bay Vipers]]). The league confirmed Buckley's hiring, but not the existence of a team in Orlando, on April 14.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise |url=https://xflnewsroom.com/news/terrell-buckley-reportedly-joining-xfl-as-head-coach-of-new-orlando-franchise/ |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Pro Football Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> On July 25, 2022, the XFL confirmed a franchise in Orlando, Florida with Buckley announced as head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2022 |title=Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-sp-xfl-0725-20220725-25q7qrl3pzerzlsrkep3byhh2u-story.html |access-date=July 26, 2022 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> On October 31, 2022, the team was branded the [[Orlando Guardians]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2022 |title= Orlando's new XFL team is the Guardians | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/orlando-e2-80-99s-new-xfl-team-is-the-guardians/ar-AA13zNb0 | access-date=October 31, 2022 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Guardians would not be a part of the UFL Merger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2024 |title=Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/01/01/orlando-guardians-xfl-ufl-spring-football-dany-garcia/ |access-date=January 1, 2024 |website=Orlando Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Head coaching record ==
== Head coaching record ==
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Terrell Buckley
No. 27, 22
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1971-06-07) June 7, 1971 (age 52)
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Pascagoula
College:Florida State (1989–1991)
NFL draft:1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Florida State (2007)
    Assistant safeties coach
  • Florida State (2008)
    Assistant wide receivers coach
  • Florida State (2009)
    Graduate assistant
  • Florida State (2010–2011)
    Weight room coach
  • Akron (2012–2013)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • Louisville (2014–2015)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • Mississippi State (2016–2019)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • Ole Miss (2020–2021)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • Orlando Guardians (2023)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a player
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:546
Interceptions:50
Interception yards:793
Pass deflections:64
Forced fumbles:10
Fumble recoveries:15
Sacks:2
Total touchdowns:8
Head coaching record
Career:1–9 (.100)
Player stats at PFR

Douglas Terrell Buckley (born June 7, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He played as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning unanimous All-American honors in 1991.

He also played professional baseball for the Mobile Baysharks in the Texas–Louisiana League.

College career

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).[1] 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 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.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
5 ft 9+1⁄8 in
(1.76 m) 		174 lb
(79 kg) 		29+3⁄4 in
(0.76 m) 		8 in
(0.20 m)
All values from the NFL Combine[3]

Buckley is one of only two players (the other being Ken Riley) with 50+ interceptions to never make a Pro Bowl. In a game against Cincinnati in 1992, his rookie season, Buckley set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown in NFL history (21 years, 105 days). That was his only punt return for a touchdown of his career. He responded to criticism of his tackling by giving himself the nickname “the Vaccinator”. The nickname would stay with him over the years if only in an ironic sense. On April 3, 1995, the Packers traded Buckley to the Miami Dolphins for "past considerations." In 1996, he led the league in interception return yards with 164.

He had at least one interception in 13 consecutive seasons. While playing for the New England Patriots, in the 2001 AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buckley had an interception in the 24–17 win. He won a Super Bowl ring one week later in the win over the St. Louis Rams.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
1992 GB 14 12 32 — — 0.0 3 33 11.0 33 1 0 4 0 0
1993 GB 16 16 48 — — 0.0 2 31 15.5 31 0 0 0 0 0
1994 GB 16 16 59 48 11 0.0 5 38 7.6 26 0 3 1 0 0
1995 MIA 16 4 26 23 3 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 MIA 16 16 53 46 7 0.0 6 164 27.3 91 1 2 2 0 0
1997 MIA 16 16 85 67 18 0.0 4 26 6.5 12 0 1 2 23 1
1998 MIA 16 16 51 44 7 0.0 8 157 19.6 61 1 2 2 0 0
1999 MIA 16 11 44 38 6 1.0 3 3 1.0 18 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DEN 16 16 38 35 3 0.0 6 110 18.3 33 1 0 0 0 0
2001 NE 15 1 27 25 2 1.0 3 76 25.3 52 1 0 0 0 0
2002 NE 16 2 22 22 0 0.0 4 50 12.5 39 0 0 0 0 0
2003 MIA 16 5 51 40 11 0.0 2 75 37.5 74 1 1 4 8 0
2004 NYJ 16 0 10 8 2 0.0 3 30 10.0 18 0 1 0 0 0
2005 NYG 4 0 Did not record any stats
Career 209 131 546 396 70 2.0 50 793 15.9 91 6 10 15 31 1

Coaching career

Florida State

Buckley got his coaching start after earning his undergraduate degree from Florida State in 2007. From 2008 to 2011, he served in various assistant roles on Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher’s staffs.

Akron

Finally getting his first on-the-field coaching position, Buckley was hired by his collegiate head coach's son, Terry Bowden, at the University of Akron in January 2012 to coach cornerbacks. This reunited him with Coach Chuck Amato and with Coach Todd Stroud—who he played for, and coached with at FSU.[4]

Louisville

After two seasons at Akron, he was hired as the cornerbacks coach at the University of Louisville in January 2014.[5]

Mississippi State

On January 7, 2016, Buckley was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State University[6][7]

Ole Miss

On January 18, 2020, Buckley was hired as cornerbacks coach[8] Ole Miss[9] by Lane Kiffin, the new Head Coach, MSU's rival (Buckley, having had phenomenal success in both recruiting and developing elite talent both on and off the field, and for grooming NFL talent).

XFL

On April 6, 2022, it was reported that Buckley had accepted a job with the XFL to become the Head Coach of an upcoming Orlando franchise (the former Tampa Bay Vipers). The league confirmed Buckley's hiring, but not the existence of a team in Orlando, on April 14.[10] On July 25, 2022, the XFL confirmed a franchise in Orlando, Florida with Buckley announced as head coach.[11] On October 31, 2022, the team was branded the Orlando Guardians[12] On January 1, 2024, it was announced the Guardians would not be a part of the UFL Merger.[13]

Head coaching record

XFL

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
ORL 2023 1 9 .100 4th XFL South — — — —
Total 1 9 .100 — — —

Personal life

Buckley has three daughters, Sherrell, Brianna, and Britney. He majored in Theater with a minor in Political Science, and played baseball in the Atlanta Braves organization prior to reporting to GB training camp in July 1994.[citation needed] He is the son of Eddie Buckley Sr. of Columbia, MS and Laura Buckley of Pascagoula, MS. He is a distant cousin of the late Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton. His hobbies include baseball, basketball and golf. Has participated in events benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has worked on behalf of the national "Feed the Children" campaign. He assisted in building a house in Little Haiti for Habitat for Humanity during the 1999 offseason. Sports Talk radio host Jim Rome refers to Buckley as "T-Buck" and credits him as one of The Jungle's first guests who appeared consistently on the program. Rome, inaccurately, credits Buckley as the inventor of the Lambeau Leap, based on an interview that Buckley gave.

References

  1. ^ "Official New England Patriots Biography". patriots.com. Retrieved September 13, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "Terrell Buckley, Combine Results, CB - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "UA's Terrell Buckley drawn to coaching to mold men, not just cornerbacks". Akron Beacon Journal Online. August 25, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  5. ^ "Petrino Completes Staff with the Hiring of Thomas and Buckley" (Press release). University of Louisville Athletics. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  6. ^ U of L's Buckley headed for Miss. State
  7. ^ Reports: Pascagoula legend Terrell Buckley to join Mississippi State staff
  8. ^ Price, Christopher (May 18, 2020). "A dozen players on the 2004 Patriots team became coaches. What was it about that squad?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  9. ^ "Terrell Buckley - Football Coach". Ole Miss Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Terrell Buckley Set to Join XFL as Head Coach of New Orlando Franchise". Pro Football Newsroom. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Orlando to host XFL franchise coached by Terrell Buckley". Orlando Sentinel. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "Orlando's new XFL team is the Guardians". Orlando Sentinel. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  13. ^ "Orlando Guardians won't move forward after USFL-XFL merger". Orlando Sentinel. January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

External links

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