Terence Damian Garvin (born January 1, 1991) is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the co-defensive coordinator for Florida Memorial University, a position he has held since 2023. He played college football for West Virginia. After going undrafted in 2013, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, and the San Francisco 49ers, the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL.
 Garvin with the Washington Redskins in 2016 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Co-defensive coordinator | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 1, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Towson (MD) Loyola Blakefield | ||||||||
| College: | West Virginia | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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College career
editAs a freshman at West Virginia in 2009, Garvin played in 10 games and finished with 10 tackles for the season. In 2010, Garvin started all 13 games and finished with 76 tackles. He started 11 games in 2011, but had knee surgery in December 2011.[1] He played in 47 career games at West Virginia, registering 235 tackles, 10.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles. He also intercepted three passes, returning one for a touchdown, to go along with 11 passes defensed.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
222 lb (101 kg) |
33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.69 s | 1.66 s | 2.69 s | 4.33 s | 7.22 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
18 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
editAfter going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Garvin wasn't immediately signed as a free agent. He was invited to attend Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp on a tryout basis and was signed to the 90-man roster on May 6.[3] He was waived on August 31 and then re-signed to the team's practice squad. On September 3, 2013, Garvin was signed to the active roster.[4] He saw action against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15 and gained notoriety when he broke the jaw of Bengals punter Kevin Huber with a hard hit during a runback for touchdown by Antonio Brown.[5] The block was not penalized at the time, but was later ruled illegal by the NFL and cost him a $25,000 fine.[6][7]
Garvin re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year contract on January 9, 2015.[8]
Washington Redskins
editOn March 17, 2016, Garvin signed with the Washington Redskins.[9] He played in all 16 games primarily on special teams, finishing second on the team with eight special teams tackles.
Seattle Seahawks
editOn March 24, 2017, Garvin signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[10]
Miami Dolphins
editOn April 11, 2018, Garvin signed with the Miami Dolphins.[11] He was released on September 1, 2018.[12]
San Francisco 49ers
editOn September 12, 2018, Garvin was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[13] He was released on September 22, 2018.[14]
Orlando Apollos
editIn 2019, Garvin joined the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.[15] In the season opener against the Atlanta Legends, Garvin recorded 8 tackles and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, as the Apollos won 40–6. He was named Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.[16] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[17] Through the 8 games played, Garvin made 24 tackles, defended 6 passes, caught 3 interceptions, and recorded a sack and forced fumble.[18]
St. Louis BattleHawks
editGarvin was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the 22nd Round (round two of phase three) of the 2020 XFL Draft.[19] In 5 games played prior to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the season to end prematurely, Garvin recorded 36 tackles and a sack.[20] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[21]
Coaching career
editIn 2022, Garvin was hired by Florida Memorial University as the team's linebackers coach, defensive run-game coordinator and assistant special teams coordinator before being named co-defensive coordinator for 2023.[22]
References
edit- ^ "West Virginia loses starting safety Terence Garvin to knee injury for Orange Bowl". OrangeAndWhite.com. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. December 22, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Terence Garvin College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Steelers Sign Whimper and Garvin". Pittsburgh Steelers. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Bob Labriola (September 3, 2013). "Spaeth to IR-designated to return list". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Hanzus, Dan (December 16, 2013). "Was block that broke Kevin Huber's jaw illegal?". NFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Josh Katzowitz (December 17, 2013). "NFL says Terence Garvin's block on Kevin Huber was illegal". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (December 18, 2013). "Steelers' Terence Garvin fined $25K for Kevin Huber hit". NFL.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ Brown, Scott (January 9, 2015). "Steelers re-sign Terence Garvin, ink five more to future contracts". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 17, 2016). "Terence Garvin says he's signed with Redskins". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Arthur, Kenneth (March 24, 2017). "Seahawks sign special teams ace Terence Garvin". FieldGulls.com.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign Garvin". MiamiDolphins.com. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Call up OL Najee Toran, Announce Other Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 12, 2018.
- ^ "49ers Promote DB Tyvis Powell, Release LB Terence Garvin". 49ers.com. September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Orlando Apollos Set Final Roster". Our Sports Central. January 30, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Shain, Jeff (February 12, 2019). "Orlando Apollos, Terence Garvin eager to build on early defensive success". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Terence Garvin".
- ^ Daniels, Tim (October 15, 2019). "XFL Draft 2019 Results: Rosters, Day 1 Selections for Each Team". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "XFL Live Stats".
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Terence Garvin - Co-Defensive Coordinator - Football Coaches". Florida Memorial University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.