Terrell Fletcher

Terrell Antoine Fletcher (born September 14, 1973) is a former American football running back in the National Football League, spending his entire 8-year professional football career as running back for the San Diego Chargers. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison [1] where he played football as running back for the Wisconsin Badgers, Rose Bowl Champions in 1994. In 1995, Terrell was named MVP in the Hall of Fame Outback Bowl. With the Chargers, Terrell rushed for 1,871 yards and gained 1,943 yards receiving,[2] leading all Charger running backs in receptions for five consecutive seasons, from 1996-2000.[3] He is the older brother of former Indianapolis Colts tight end Bryan Fletcher.[4] On November 4, 2001, he caught Drew Brees's first completion.

Terrell Fletcher
No. 41
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1973-09-14) September 14, 1973
St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
High school:Hazelwood East
(St. Louis, Missouri)
College:Wisconsin
NFL Draft:1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,871
Rushing average:3.6
Rushing TDs:10
Receiving yards:1,943
Receiving average:7.5
Receiving TDs:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Terrell graduated from Hazelwood East High School in Hazelwood, Missouri in 1991. Terrell is a first-generation college graduate. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a bachelor's degree in English Literature (1998). In 2003, Terrell graduated with a master's degree in Religious Studies, from Southern California Seminary. He is also has a Doctorate of Transformational Leadership from Bakke Graduate University (2018).

Terrell is currently an ordained Bishop and Senior Pastor for City of Hope International Church in San Diego, California [5] and married to Kavalya Fletcher (formerly Kavalya Young).

College statistics
  • 1991: 446 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns on 109 carries. 17 catches for 125 yards and 1 touchdown.[6]
  • 1992: 496 rushing yards on 96 carries. 5 catches for 75 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • 1993: 996 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns on 165 carries. 13 catches for 131 yards and 1 touchdown.
  • 1994: 1,476 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 244 carries. 23 catches for 180 yards and 1 touchdown.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Terrell Fletcher was drafted with the 19th pick in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers.[7] In 1996, Fletcher was a restricted free agent for the Chargers, and was re-signed.[8] In 2000, Fletcher led the Chargers in rushing, rushing for 384 yards on 116 carries.[3] He was the last player until Mike Tolbert in 2010 to lead the Chargers in rushing yards that wasn't LaDainian Tomlinson. To make room for newly acquired wide receiver Tim Dwight, whom the Chargers acquired via trade from the Atlanta Falcons on draft day 2001, the Chargers released Fletcher, who agreed to re-sign at a later date. On April 23, 2001, he signed a 4-year $6.3 million contract to return to San Diego.[9] In 2002, Fletcher was limited to just 10 games, missing time with a sprained ankle he suffered in an early October loss to the Denver Broncos. On February 27, 2003, the Chargers released Fletcher, saving $1.64 million in cap space.[10] At the same time of releasing Fletcher, they released a slew of other veterans including safety Rodney Harrison and wide receiver Curtis Conway, among others.[11] Fletcher was known for his receiving skills out of the backfield, leading all Charger running backs in receptions for five consecutive seasons, from 1996-2000. This included finishing second on the team in receptions with 61 in 1996.[3] At the time of his release, Fletcher was 13th in Chargers history in rushing, with 1,871 yards, and 9th in Chargers history with 259 receptions.[12]

NFL career statistics
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
1995SD 160261405.44613268.715020
1996SD 160772823.7190614767.841210
1997SD 131511613.2130392927.525043
1998SD 1251535433.5215301886.322011
1999SD 152481262.6160453608.025010
2000SD 1661163843.3213483557.426122
2001SD 130292073.7260231848.027011
2002SD 100261284.915110626.213000
Career111145261,8713.646102591,9437.5413127

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Personal life

As of March 2012, he is the Senior Pastor of the City of Hope International Church in San Diego, California.[5]

  • Personal Website: www.terrellfletcher.com
  • Speaking Website: www.meetterrell.com
  • Church Website: www.thecityonline.org
San Diego, CA

Notes
  1. Mike Lucas (Dec 29, 2010). "Lucas Looks Back: 1994 Rose Bowl". UWbadgers.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  2. NFL Stats.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/2000-sd
  4. Bryan Fletcher Profile Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine.Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  5. "Pastor Terrell and Sheree Fletcher Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine", City of Hope International Church Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1991.html
  7. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1995
  8. https://www.nfl.info/nflmedia/news/1998news/21998freeagents.htm
  9. http://www.kffl.com/player/1654/nfl/news
  10. http://www.kffl.com/player/1654/nfl/terrell-fletcher
  11. https://www.michigansthumb.com/news/article/Chargers-Cut-Frequently-Fined-Harrison-7338251.php
  12. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sdg/career-receiving.htm
  13. http://www.nfl.com/player/terrellfletcher/2500652/profile
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