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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1973-06-14)June 14, 1973 (age 52) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dollarway (Pine Bluff) |
| College | Arkansas |
| NFL draft | 1995: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Carl Edward Kidd (born June 10, 1973) is an American former professionalfootballlinebacker anddefensive back who played in both theNational Football League (NFL) and theCanadian Football League (CFL). He playedcollege football for theArkansas Razorbacks and was signed by theOakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent.
Kidd playedhigh school football atDollarway High School inPine Bluff, Arkansas, and then played atNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College.[2] Kidd later playedcornerback andsafety at theUniversity of Arkansas,lettering in 1993 and 1994. As a senior Kidd led the team inpunt returns and won theSteve Little Award for the top Razorbackspecial teams player. Following his senior season, Kidd was selected to play in theBlue-Gray Classic all-star game inMontgomery, Alabama.[3]
Kidd was signed as afree agent by theOakland Raiders after not being taken in the1995 NFL draft. He played a combined 29 games for the Oakland Raiders in1995 and1996. Kidd played in all sixteen games for the Raiders in 1996, grabbing the onlyinterception in his NFL career and returning 29 kickoffs for 622 yards.[2][4][5] Kidd then spent 3 years in variousNFL camps before being signed as a free agent with theBC Lions in 2000.[6]
In2002, Kidd was one of six Lions to be selected to the CFL Western All-Star team. He returned 2 interceptions fortouchdowns and was named BC's top defensive player and Player of the Week for week #14.
In2003, he was named Defensive Player of the Week for week 8, was 6th in the CFL with 87 totaltackle (football move)s and returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns.
In2004, he recorded his 5th career touchdown, which was a 35-yard interception return versus theHamilton Tiger-Cats. Kidd was also the Lions leader with 54 defensive tackles.
In2005, he missed the first 2 games due to injury but still led the Lions in special teams tackles (23) and had 2 sacks.
In2006, he had 66 total tackles and 4 sacks with the Lions to help them win the2006 Grey Cup. In what would be his final game, Kidd teamed withJavier Glatt to cause a critical fumble that sealed the Grey Cup title for the Lions.[7]
On March 27, 2007, Kidd announced his retirement from professional football at age 33.[7][8]