Terry Ray: Still Going Strong After Nearly 20 Years in Professional Football

January 1, 2011   ·   Ed Kapp   ·   Jump to comments

To say that Terry Ray has a unique perspective on the game of football may be an understatement, as the Belgium native has experienced the game on the high school, collegiate and professional stage—both in the United States and Canada and has also spent time on the other side of the negotiating table as both a scout and agent.
After a bright high school football career, Ray was given the chance to play for the University of Oklahoma Sooners in 1988—an opportunity that in retrospect, Ray calls “a dream come true.”
After four years as a Sooner, Ray was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 1992 NFL Draft.
Although Ray only spent one season with the Falcons—playing in 10 games, he would eventually be picked up off waivers by the New England Patriots in the following offseason. And from there, the former Sooner would be blessed with several opportunities that most players have only dreamt of.
The first, of course, is whe...

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