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.
| Date of birth | April 25, 1982 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | WR |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Canada university | Windsor |
| High school | Agincourt Collegiate |
| CFL draft | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 |
| Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2006–2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2009–2012 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Career stats | |
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Franklin is an alumnus of Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Scarborough, Ontario.
Professional career edit
Winnipeg Blue Bombers edit
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 edit
Franklin was traded to the Calgary Stampeders on September 20, 2009.
On February 7, 2013, Franklin retired from professional football.[1]
Awards and achievements edit
- 2004: All-Canadian at inside receiver. OUA First Team All-Star.
- 2003: OUA Second Team All-Star.
- 2002: OUA First Team All-Star.
Career statistics edit
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | GP | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2006 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | CFL | 16 | 16 | 161 | 10.1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | CFL | 10 | 36 | 452 | 12.6 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 88 | 9.8 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | CFL | - | 52 | 620 | 11.9 | 73 | 1 | - | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers Calgary Stampeders |
CFL CFL |
- - |
5 3 |
53 21 |
10.6 7.0 |
18 9 |
0 0 |
- - |
- 4 |
- 85 |
- 21.2 |
- 56 |
- 1 | ||
| 2010 | Calgary Stampeders | CFL | - | 42 | 523 | 12.5 | 39 | 2 | - | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Calgary Stampeders | CFL | - | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012 | Calgary Stampeders | CFL | - | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Totals | - | 168 | 1,952 | 11.6 | 73 | 3 | - | 19 | 271 | 14.3 | 56 | 2 | ||||
Post-CFL career edit
In 2018 Franklin began a career as a police constable with the Windsor Police Service in Windsor, Ontario.[2]
References edit
- ^ Ian Busby (February 7, 2013). Stampeders' Franklin retires to be full-time family man[usurped]. CANOE.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "Windsor police constable says officers need to declare stance against racism, police brutality". CBC News. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
External links edit
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