Terry Mickens

Terry KaJuan Mickens (born February 21, 1971, in Tallahassee, Florida) is a retired 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.

Terry Mickens
No. 85, 88
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1971-02-21) February 21, 1971
Tallahassee, Florida
Career information
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

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] He appeared in twelve games and caught four passes his rookie season.[4] He continued to see sparse playing time his sophomore year.[5] 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.[6] He only caught two passes due to a high ankle sprain in 1997, his last year with the Packers.[7]

Oakland Raiders

The Oakland Raiders signed Mickens in May 1998. 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.[8] In 1999, Mickens did not reach the end zone at all but still caught 20 passes.[9] A neck injury before the 2000 season landed him on injured reserve for the entire season.[10] He played in all 32 games he was healthy while he was in Oakland.[11]

Post-career life

In 2004, he began scouting for the Philadelphia Eagles. He has one son, Tyler.[12]

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References
  1. "Rattlers Receiver Is 'Total Package'". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  2. "1994 NFL Draft Results by Position - Wide Receivers - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. "Fsu's Sawyer Has No Regrets". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  4. "Terry Mickens Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. "Terry Mickens". NFL.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  6. "Terry Mickens: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  7. "Terry Mickens". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  8. "Mickens Catching on Fast For Raiders' No. 3 Receiver". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  9. Sports, Fox. "Terry Mickens - WR for the Oakland Raiders". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  10. Sports, Fox. "Terry Mickens Transactions: Signings, Trades & more". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  11. "100 Days of 100 Jersey Numbers - 85". Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  12. "Packers.com | News | Stories | August 22, 2006: Mickens Had a Ball at Work With Packers". Retrieved 2017-02-02.


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