Arjei Franklin

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Arjei Franklin
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Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1982-04-25) April 25, 1982 (age 43)
Toronto, Ontario
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Agincourt Collegiate
University Windsor
CFL draft 2006: 3rd round, 19th overall pick
Career history
20062009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
20092012 Calgary Stampeders
Stats at CFL.ca

Arjei Franklin (born April 25, 1982) is a former Canadian professional football slotback who played for the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

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Franklin is an alumnus of Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario.

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Franklin was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2006 CFL draft, 3rd round, 19th overall, after starring at the University of Windsor.

Calgary Stampeders

Franklin was traded to the Calgary Stampeders on September 20, 2009.

On February 7, 2013, Franklin retired from professional football. [1]

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPNo.YardsAvgLongTDGPNo.YardsAvgLongTD
2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers CFL 161616110.1240118880
2007Winnipeg Blue BombersCFL103645212.661039889.8290
2008Winnipeg Blue BombersCFL-5262011.9731-23015.0160
2009Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Calgary Stampeders
CFL
CFL
-
-
5
3
53
21
10.6
7.0
18
9
0
0
-
-
-
4
-
85
-
21.2
-
56
-
1
2010Calgary StampedersCFL-4252312.5392-36020.0271
2011Calgary StampedersCFL-66811.3250------
2012Calgary StampedersCFL-6355.8120------
Totals-1681,95211.6733-1927114.3562

Post-CFL career

In 2018 Franklin began a career as a police constable with the Windsor Police Service in Windsor, Ontario. [2]

References

  1. Ian Busby (February 7, 2013). Stampeders' Franklin retires to be full-time family man [ usurped ]. CANOE.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. "Windsor police constable says officers need to declare stance against racism, police brutality". CBC News. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.