The Tennessee Titans will not play in Sunday’s dramatic Super Bowl, but one of their own has a chance to create history.
According to Front Office Sports, former Tennessee linebacker Terry Killens will become the first person ever to play and officiate in a Super Bowl.
Killens will be part of Bill Vinovich’s referee crew for his third Super Bowl game.
Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, back judge Brad Freeman, replay referee Mike Chase, and sideline official Allen Baynes will join Vinovich in Super Bowl LVIII, which will pit the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Killens previously played for the Penn State Nittany Lions before being taken 74th overall by the Houston Oilers in the 1996 draft. Killens played rarely until the 1999 season, when he recorded 32 tackles, three passes defended, and a fumble recovery.
That season, the Tennessee Titans (formerly known as the Oilers) advanced to the Super Bowl, where they were defeated 23-16 by the St. Louis Rams.
The six-foot-one linebacker had five tackles throughout his team’s postseason run.
Killens lasted one more season with the Titans before joining the San Francisco 49ers.
He had 28 tackles before joining the Seattle Seahawks in 2002, his final season in the NFL.
