Terry Unrein


Terrance Lynn Unrein is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams before being selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. After his football career, he became a sales executive.

Early life

Unrein was born October 24, 1962, in Brighton, Colorado. He graduated from Colorado State with a B.B.A. in Business/Managerial Economics.
In 1985, he was named First-team All-Conference. He also competed in the 48th Blue–Gray Football Classic for the North team.

Professional career

Unrein was selected in the third round of the 1986 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. He spent two seasons with the Chargers. While there, he appeared in 21 games with nine starts, seven as a rookie and two the following year. He also recorded three career sacks. In August 1988 he was waived by the Chargers.
In 1989, Unrein was in training camp with the San Francisco 49ers.

Post-football career

Unrein spent 11 years working for Eagle Global Logistics and CEVA Logistics in sales. He then spent two and a half years at SEKO. He was the hired as the VP of Global Sales for Crane Worldwide Logistics, a full-service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage and logistics company.

Personal life

He is a distant cousin of former NFL defensive end Mitch Unrein.