Arjei Franklin
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| Date of birth: | April 25, 1982 |
| Place of birth: | Toronto, Ontario |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | WR |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| University: | Windsor |
| High school: | Agincourt Collegiate |
| CFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 19 |
| Drafted by: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2006–2009 2009–2012 |
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Arjei Franklin (born April 25, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional football slotback who played for the Calgary Stampeders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
Franklin is an alumnus of Agincourt Collegiate Institute.
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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 University of Windsor.
Calgary Stampeders [edit]
He 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 |
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| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Totals | - | 162 | 1917 | 11.8 | 73 | 3 | - | 19 | 271 | 14.3 | 56 | 2 | ||||
References [edit]
- ^ Ian Busby (February 7, 2013). Stampeders' Franklin retires to be full-time family man. CANOE.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
External links [edit]
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