{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1983)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = | name = Terna Nande | number = 57 | position = Linebacker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|6|17|mf=y}} | birth_place = Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lbs = 230 | high_school = Grand Rapids (MI) Creston | college = Miami (OH) | draftyear = 2006 | draftround = 5 | draftpick = 137 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2006}}) * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2007}})* * San Diego Chargers (2007–{{NFL Year|2008}})* * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2008|2009}}) | cflstatus = Import | highlights = * First-team All-MAC (2004) * Second-team All-MAC (2003) | statlabel1 = Total tackles | statvalue1 = 1 | pfr = NandTe20 | cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20120216194246/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/2026 }} '''Terna Nande''' (born June 17, 1983) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft after becoming the first and only non-lineman and the lightest person (232 lbs.) in NFL history to bench press over 40 reps at the NFL Combine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terna Nande Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NandTe20.htm#all_combine |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=NFL Combine Bench Press Records |url=https://thebarbell.com/nfl-combine-bench-press-records/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=The Barbell |language=en-US}}</ref> He played college football at Miami University(OH).
Nande was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and San Diego Chargers of the NFL and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Nande's parents, David and Veronica, came to the United States from Nigeria to pursue an education.<ref>[http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/02/spt_Miami-0902.html RedHawks' Nande has nose for the ball]</ref>
{{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 0 1/8 | weight = 232 | dash = 4.53 | ten split = 1.58 | twenty split = 2.63 | shuttle = 4.11 | cone drill = 6.97 | vertical = 39.0 | broad ft = 10 | broad in = 4 | bench = 41 | arm span = 32 1/2 | hand span = 9 5/8 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/terna-nande/32004e41-4e45-0433-2887-02d21b7fc33f |title=Terna Nande Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Scout Terna Nande College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=13737&DraftYear=2006 |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014042822/http://www.bclions.com/roster/show/id/2026 BC Lions bio] *[http://muredhawks.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nande_terna00.html Miami RedHawks bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206005442/http://www.titansonline.com/team/players/bio.php?PRKey=329 Tennessee Titans bio]
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