The Team
TERRANCE COPPER #10
| Position | Wide Receiver |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 207 |
| Years Experience | 6 |
| Birthdate | 3/12/1982 |
| Hometown | Washington, NC |
| College | East Carolina |
| Current status | Active |
| Games Started | 5 |
| Games Played | 63 |
Pro Career
Veteran receiver and special teams performer enters his first season with Kansas City in 2009 … Joined the Chiefs as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore on March 17th … Has the ability to contribute on offense, as a return man and as a special teams cover man … Has played in 63 games (five starts) with Dallas (2004-05), New Orleans (2006-08) and Baltimore (2008), owning 46 receptions for 600 yards (13.0 avg.) with six TDs … Has also produced 26 kickoff returns for 502 yards (19.3 avg.), as well as 41 special teams tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams … Has also appeared in two postseason contests (one start), catching four passes for 32 yards … Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Dallas in 2004.
Transactions:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore with Kansas City (3/17/09) ... Signed with Baltimore (10/29/08) ... Released by New Orleans (10/28/08) ... Signed with New Orleans (10/18/08) ... Released by New Orleans (10/14/08) ... Signed with New Orleans (3/26/07) ... Claimed off waivers by New Orleans from Dallas (9/4/06) ... Released by Dallas (9/2/06) ... Signed with Dallas (3/7/06) ... Signed with Dallas (10/30/04) ... Added to Dallas’ practice squad (9/7/04) ... Released by Dallas (9/5/04) ... Signed as a rookie free agent with Dallas (4/30/04).
2008
Baltimore: Appeared in two games and was inactive for seven contests … Tallied one special teams tackle … Was signed on October 29th … Saw reserve action at Houston (11/9) and vs. Jacksonville (12/28) ... Was inactive for three postseason contests.
New Orleans (2006-08):
Played in 37 games (five starts) ... Logged 38 receptions for 511 yards (13.4 avg.) with five TDs … Also returned eight kickoffs for 163 yards (20.4 avg.) and tallied 40 special teams tackles … Saw action in two postseason games (one start), catching four passes for 32 yards.
2008: Saw duty in five games and was inactive for two contests … Returned two kickoffs for 35 yards and had a special teams tackle … Saw reserve duty vs. Tampa Bay (9/7) ... Had a 17-yard kickoff return at Washington (9/14) ... Registered an 18-yard kickoff return vs. San Francisco (9/28) ... Also saw duty vs. Minnesota (10/6) and vs. Oakland (10/12) ... Released on October 28th.
2007
Played in 15 games (one start) ... Caught 15 passes for 126 yards (8.4 avg.) with two TDs … Also returned two kickoffs for 49 yards and recorded 11 special teams stops … Logged two catches for 23 yards vs. Tennessee (9/24) ... Was inactive at Seattle (10/14) ... Had two receptions for 10 yards with a two-yard TD at San Francisco (10/28) ... Had a four-yard TD vs. Tampa Bay (12/2) ... Notched two receptions for 29 yards vs. Arizona (12/16) ... Caught a season-high three passes for 28 yards vs. Philadelphia (12/23) ... Started at wide receiver, catching two passes for nine yards at Chicago (12/30).
2006
Saw action in 15 games (four starts) and set career highs in receptions (23), receiving yards (385) and receiving TDs (three) ... Also logged one rush for eight yards and returned four kickoffs for 79 yards … Also recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble on special teams … Claimed off waivers from Dallas on September 4th … Caught two passes for 30 yards and had a 17-yard kickoff return at Carolina (10/1) ... Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards vs. Tampa Bay (10/8) ...Recovered a CB Dexter Wynn muffed punt vs. Philadelphia (10/15) ... Made his initial NFL start at Tampa Bay (11/5) ... Started at Pittsburgh (11/12), collecting a career-high six catches for 92 yards with a three-yard TD … Recorded six receptions for 87 yards and a 27-yard TD vs. Cincinnati (11/19) ... Caught a “Hail Mary” for a 48-yard TD at the end of the first half at Atlanta (11/26) ... Started at Dallas (12/10) ... Tallied three receptions for 38 yards vs. Washington (12/17) ... Started at the N.Y. Giants (12/24), posting two receptions for 46 yards … Was inactive with a foot injury vs. Carolina (12/31) ... Tallied one reception for three yards in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Philadelphia (1/13/07) ... Caught three passes for 29 yards in the NFC Championship Game at Chicago (1/21/07).
2005
Dallas (2004-05): Played in 26 games … Registered eight receptions for 89 yards with a TD … Also added a rush for a one-yard loss … Returned 18 kickoffs for 339 yards and recorded 25 special teams stops.
2005: Played primarily on special teams in all 16 contests … Had a five-yard reception, two kickoff returns for 32 yards and 11 special teams stops … ... Returned a kickoff for 11 yards at San Francisco (9/25) ... Logged a 21-yard kickoff return vs. Detroit (11/20) ... Had a five-yard catch vs. Denver (11/24).
2004
Saw action in 10 games and collected seven receptions for 84 yards with a TD … Returned 16 kickoffs for 307 yards (19.2 avg.), had one carry for a one-yard loss and notched a career-high 14 special teams tackles … Was promoted to the 53-man roster on October 30th … Made his NFL debut vs. Detroit (10/31) ... Collected his first NFL reception and finished with three catches for 44 yards (14.7 avg.) at Baltimore (11/21). Also had a 39-yard kickoff return … Caught two passes for 22 yards and returned a kickoff for 22 yards vs. Chicago (11/25) ... Caught two passes for 18 yards and recorded initial NFL TD on a nine-yard pass at Seattle (12/6).
College Bio
Concluded his collegiate career at East Carolina with 139 receptions for 1,683 yards (12.1 avg.) and three TDs … Those 139 catches ranked second in school annals while his 1,683 receiving yards placed fourth … Also totaled nine carries for 49 yards (5.4 avg.) with a TD … Returned 67 punts for 522 yards (7.8 avg.) and four kickoffs for 91 yards (22.8 avg.) ... Led Conference USA and set single-season school records for receptions and receiving yards with 87 receptions for 897 yards and two TDs as a senior in 2003 … Also returned 27 punts for 124 yards … Named first-team All-Conference USA … Caught 30 passes for 395 yards and returned 30 punts for 328 yards as a junior in 2002 … Caught 13 passes for 204 yards and rushed nine times for 49 yards with a TD as a sophomore in 2001 … Also added 10 punt returns for 70 yards … Recorded nine receptions for 187 yards with a TD and brought back four kickoffs for 91 yards as a true freshman in 2000 … Majored in Industrial Technology at East Carolina.
Personal Bio
• Earned All-America honors at Washington High School in Washington, North Carolina.
• Selected to play in the ‘99 Shrine Bowl and the East/West All-Star Game.
• Full name: Terrance Terrel Copper.
• Married, wife Kandy with two sons Terrance (9) and Tyreek (1) and a daughter Taniya (5).