Carl Edward Kidd (born June 10, 1973 in

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) is a former

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and defensive back who played in both the

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and the

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High school and college years

Kidd played

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at Pine Bluff Dollarway High School, and then played at

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."Carl Kidd."
''www.databasefootball.com.'' Retrieved October 15, 2013. Kidd later played

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and

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at the

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in 1993 and 1994. As a senior Kidd led the team in punt returns and won the Steve Little Award for the top Razorback

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player. Following his senior season, Kidd was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Classic all-star game in

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Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Kidd was signed as a

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by the Oakland Raiders after not being taken in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played a combined 29 games for the Oakland Raiders in

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and 1996. Kidd played in all sixteen games for the Raiders in 1996, grabbing the only

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in his NFL career and returning 29 kickoffs for 622 yards."Carl Kidd."
''www.pro-football-reference.com.'' Retrieved June 30, 2014. Kidd then spent 3 years in various NFL camps before being signed as a free agent with the

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in 2000."Carl Kidd."
''www.cflapedia.com.'' Retrieved February 24, 2013.

CFL career

In 2002, Kidd was one of six Lions to be selected to the CFL Western All-Star team. He returned 2 interceptions for

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s and was named BC's top defensive player and Player of the Week for week #14. In 2003, he was named Defensive Player of the Week for week 8, was 6th in the CFL with 87 total

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s and returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns. In 2004, he recorded his 5th career touchdown, which was a 35-yard interception return versus the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Kidd was also the Lions leader with 54 defensive tackles. In 2005, he missed the first 2 games due to injury but still led the Lions in special teams tackles (23) and had 2 sacks. In 2006, he had 66 total tackles and 4 sacks with the Lions to help them win the 2006 Grey Cup. In what would be his final game, Kidd teamed with

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to cause a critical fumble that sealed the Grey Cup title for the Lions. On March 27, 2007, Kidd announced his retirement from professional football at age 33."Carl Kidd Retires."
''www.boards.ign.com.'' Retrieved October 15, 2013.Patterson, Jeff
"B.C. Lion Carl Kidd always wore his heart on the field."
''www.straight.com'', June 6, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

References

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