Terance Mathis Terance Paul Mathis ( born June 7 , 1967 ) is an American former Pro Bowl wide receiver in the NFL and is currently Vice President of Marketing for NASCAR ' s Leavine Family Racing Drafted in 1990 by the New York Jets , he played the majority of his career with the Atlanta Falcons . He last played in the NFL in 2002 with the Pittsburgh Steelers , then retired after the conclusion of the 2002 season . Currently , he is second in career two - point conversions with six , behind Marshall Faulk ' s seven . On February 1 , 2011 Mathis was named as the Offensive Coordinator at Savannah State University . Family . Mathis grew up as the son of Carole Mahone , his father died when he was six months old . His mother is also a breast cancer survivor , having beaten the disease two months before Mathis played in Super Bowl XXXIII . He and his wife Arnedia have a daughter named Terae and a son Terance Jr . Terance also has three other children Sydney , Erik , and Vanessa who just appeared in the Cherish music video " Unappreciated " . High School & College . Mathis attended Redan High School in Stone Mountain , GA , and University of New Mexico , where he played both football and basketball . In 1989 , he became New Mexico ' s first consensus All - American after setting a Division I record for most receiving yards . He also became the first player to have more than 250 receptions , 4 , 000 receiving yards , and 6 , 000 yards total . NFL . After Mathis was drafted by the Jets in 1990 , he was used as a punt and kick returner . He had 43 kickoff returns for 787 yards , including one touchdown . He also had 19 receptions for 245 yards that season . The following year , he played in all sixteen games for the Jets , starting one . He had 28 receptions for 329 yards and one touchdown . He led the team in kickoff returns , piling up 599 yards . Mathis played with the Jets until 1994 , starting two more games and scoring four touchdowns total . In 1994 , Mathis signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons . That season , he set a club record by catching 111 passes , becoming the eighth player in the history of the NFL to exceed the 100 - catch mark in one season . He also ranked in third in the NFL that season in touchdown receptions . He played on the NFC Pro Bowl squad at the end of the season . He had his second consecutive 1000 - yard season the following year despite missing the only two games of his career due to an injury . In 1996 , Mathis caught for 771 yards to give him a career total of 3000 yards . In 1998 , Mathis made his first post - season appearance for the Falcons , and made a three - yard touch down catch for the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII . He also led the team in receptions in that game , making seven for eighty - five yards . The following season , he passed Andre Rison as the club ' s all - time reception leader . Two years later , he passed Rison on the team ' s all - time touchdown list . After the season , he was released from the Falcons , and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers . He did not start a game , but had two touchdown receptions and 218 receiving yards . After Pittsburgh chose not to re - sign him , he retired from the NFL . He holds Falcons career records touchdown receptions ( 57 ) and second most receiving yards ( 7 , 349 ) . Charity . Mathis was selected as the Atlanta Falcons ' " Man of the Year " in 1998 for his accomplishments on and off the field . In 1996 , he founded the " Terance Loves Children " foundation , now known as the Terance Mathis Foundation . NASCAR . In June 2005 , Mathis announced the formation of his own NASCAR team , Victory Motorsports , with Carl Long and Morty Buckles as scheduled drivers . In June 2006 , it had been announced Mathis had acquired R & J Racing , but that deal fell through . On February 2013 , he was named Vice President of Marketing for Leavine Family Racing .