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Carl Aikens Jr.

American football player (born 1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Carl Kenneth Aikens Jr. (born June 5, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver/defensive back who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Northern Illinois University.

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Aikens played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1987 before playing 7 seasons in the AFL for the Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans, Orlando Predators & the Milwaukee Mustangs.

In 2000, Aikens was inducted into the Arena Football Hall of Fame.[1]

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College career

Aikens played collegiately at Northern Illinois University, where he was a 3-year letter writer for the Huskies football team. (1981, 1983–84).[2] As a senior in 1984, Aikens was named an All-Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention at Split End.[2]

Professional career

Orlando Predators

In 1992, Aikens joined the Orlando Predators. Aikens was a productive member of the Predators on both offense and defense, helping them reach ArenaBowl VI.[3]

Milwaukee Mustangs

In 1994, the Predators traded Aikens to the expansion Milwaukee Mustangs for future considerations.[4]

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