Keith Franklin

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Keith Franklin
No. 54, 58, 11, 18
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1970-03-04) March 4, 1970 (age 54)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College: South Carolina
Undrafted: 1994
Career history
CFL status:International
Career XFL statistics
Total tackles:14
Sacks:1
FF / FR:1 / 0
Career CFL statistics
Total tackles:13
Sacks:1
Interceptions:1
Player stats at PFR

Keith Lamont Franklin (born March 4, 1970) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at South Carolina. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

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He also spent time playing for the Amsterdam Admirals and Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football (WLAF), later known as NFL Europe, BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the short-lived XFL.

Early years

Franklin attended the University of South Carolina where he was a two-year starter. As a senior, he recorded 39 tackles. [1]

Professional career

After going unselected in the 1994 NFL draft, Franklin was signed by the Los Angeles Raiders. In 1995, he played for the Amsterdam Admirals of the World League of American Football (WLAF) later known as NFL Europe. Later in the year, he appeared in two games for the Raiders. In 1996, with the Admirals, he recorded 55 tackles and one sack and two interceptions. [2] He joined the Barcelona Dragons in 1998 but missed the season due to an injury. In 1999, he joined the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he recorded 13 tackles, one sack and one interception. [3] [4] In 2000, he recorded 32 tackles and one sack. [3] [5] In 2001, he joined the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the XFL. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Birmingham Bolts Roster: Keith Franklin". All-XFL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1996 Amsterdam Admirals Stats". FootballDB.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Keith Franklin". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1999 BC Lions Statistics". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "2000 BC Lions Statistics". JustSportsStats.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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