Terry Mickens

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Terry Mickens
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1971-02-21) February 21, 1971 (age 52)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school: Tallahassee (FL) Leon
College: Florida A&M
NFL Draft: 1994  / Round: 5 / Pick: 146
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:70
Receiving yards:851
Receiving TDs:4
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Terry KaJuan Mickens (born February 21, 1971) is a former American football player, who was a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and the Oakland Raiders from 1994 to 1999. He played college football at Florida A&M University.

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College career

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]

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Mickens was drafted 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]

Oakland Raiders

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]

Post-career life

In 2004, he began scouting for the Philadelphia Eagles.[ citation needed ] He has one son, Tyler. [13]

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  4. ↑ "Fsu's Sawyer Has No Regrets". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Terry Mickens Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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