Terrence Wheatley Terrence Wheatley ( born May 5 , 1985 ) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League . He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Colorado . He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars . Early years . Wheatley attended Plano East Senior High School in Plano , Texas , where he holds track and field records in the triple jump , the long jump , and the 100 meters . As a sophomore he was the district champion in the long jump . During his junior season in football , Wheatley had 70 tackles , six interceptions , 18 pass breakups , three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries . Although a cornerback , Wheatley spent time at running back , where he had 23 rushing attempts for 200 yards and 11 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns . He averaged 25 yards per kick return and eight per punt return . During his senior season he had 82 tackles , five interceptions , nine pass deflections , one forced fumble and one fumble recovery . Once again seeing time on offense , he had 25 catches , 410 yards and three touchdowns . He earned all - state honorable mention , all - district first team honors , and was named to the all - area first team of the " Dallas Morning News " as a cornerback and wide receiver . " Rivals . com " named him the 56th best cornerback prospect in high school football . College career . As a freshman at the University of Colorado , Wheatley saw action in 12 games , starting twice on defense . He had 24 tackles and five pass deflections during 268 snaps on defense . When Wheatley and Samuel Joseph started against Baylor , it marked the first time in Colorado history that two freshmen started at cornerback . Wheatley had eight tackles in the Baylor game , which was his season high . As a sophomore , he played in all 13 games , starting the last five , including the Houston Bowl . However during the season , he was held back by wrist , groin and hamstring injuries . He had 33 tackles , three passes broken up and four interceptions , which ranked second on the team . His first collegiate interception was returned for a touchdown , making him the 12th player in Colorado history to accomplish that feat . In 2005 , his true junior year , he had wrist surgery in the spring but because the wrist continued to bother him , he missed the entire season . As a redshirt junior in 2006 he had 57 tackles , five interceptions , and 11 passes broken up . After the season , he was named first - team All - Big 12 and All - Colorado . During his senior season in 2007 , Wheatley had 42 tackles and five interceptions in the first 10 games , before suffering a hairline fracture and missing the rest of the regular season . He was able to return for the Independence Bowl . He was named a third - team All - American and first - team All - Big 12 at cornerback , and received an honorable mention as a kick returner . Wheatley also appeared on the official watchlists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Jim Thorpe Award . Professional career . New England Patriots . Wheatley was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round ( 62nd overall ) in the 2008 NFL Draft , and signed with them on July 22 , 2008 . As a rookie , Wheatley debuted in the first week of the season against Kansas City , and played in six of the first seven games as a reserve . In his first career start against the Indianapolis Colts on November 2 he suffered a wrist injury that forced him to be placed on injured reserve on November 17 , after being inactive for the team ' s following two games . He finished the season with two tackles and two passes defensed . Wheatley was active for five games in 2009 , all as a reserve . He finished the season with two tackles . After suffering a foot injury in the 2010 preseason , Wheatley did not practice or play for the first five weeks of the regular season ; however , he remained inactive in Weeks 6 and 7 even after returning to practice in Week 6 . He was active for the first time in 2010 , but did not play in the Patriots ' Week 8 win over the Minnesota Vikings . He was waived the following Saturday , in advance of the team ' s Week 9 game against the Cleveland Browns . Jacksonville Jaguars . After clearing waivers , Wheatley signed a two - year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on November 8 , 2010 . He played in one game for the Jaguars before being placed on injured reserve on December 17 , 2010 . He was waived during final cuts in September 2011 . Buffalo Bills . Wheatley was signed to the Buffalo Bills ' practice squad on September 13 , 2011 . He was promoted to the active roster on September 27 .