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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 21, 1971 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tallahassee (FL) Leon | ||||||||
| College: | Florida A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994: 5th round, 146th pick | ||||||||
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Terry KaJuan Mickens (born February 21, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders from 1994 to 1999. He played college football at Florida A&M University.
After being a fringe Division I-AA All-America candidate, starting quarterback woes plagued Mickens' final college season. He was coached by former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Ken Riley and ran a 4.5 second 40-yard dash. [1]
Mickens was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 1994 NFL draft. [2] [3] [4] He appeared in twelve games and caught four passes his rookie season. [5] He continued to see sparse playing time his sophomore year. [6] In 1996, he was part of the Super Bowl XXXI winning Green Bay Packers team, seeing his best action as a Packer to date, with 18 catches for 161 yards. [7] He only caught two passes due to a high ankle sprain in 1997, his last year with the Packers. [8]
The Oakland Raiders signed Mickens in May 1998.[ citation needed ] His most productive season came in 1998, where he caught 24 passes for 346 yards and 1 touchdown. He earned playing time after beating out Desmond Howard, Olanda Truitt and Kenny Shedd for the No. 3 receiver position. [9] In 1999, Mickens did not reach the end zone at all but still caught 20 passes. [10] A neck injury before the 2000 season landed him on injured reserve for the entire season. [11] He played in all 32 games he was healthy while he was in Oakland. [12]
In 2004, he began scouting for the Philadelphia Eagles.[ citation needed ] He has one son, Tyler. [13]