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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Carl Kidd
| image = 
| alt = 
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|06|14}}
| birth_place = [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]], U.S.
| death_date = 
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| team = 
| number = 46, 26
| cflstatus = International
| position = [[Linebacker]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 230
| college = [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]]
| undraftedyear = 1995
|pastteams=
*[[Oakland Raiders]] (1995–1996)
*[[Denver Broncos]] (1998)*
*[[Kansas City Chiefs]] (1999)*
*[[Minnesota Vikings]] (2000)*
*B.C. Lions (2000)
*Minnesota Vikings (2001)*<ref>{{cite book |title=Vikings, 2001 Media Guide |page=91 |url=https://archive.org/details/vikings-2001-media-guide-minnesota-c/page/90/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>
*[[B.C. Lions]] (2001–2006)
| highlights = 
* 2× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[88th Grey Cup|2000]], [[94th Grey Cup|2006]])
* 2× [[CFL West]] All-Star ({{CFL Year|2002}}, {{CFL Year|2006}})
}}
'''Carl Edward Kidd''' (born June 10, 1973) is an American former professional [[gridiron football|football]] [[linebacker]] and [[defensive back]] who played in both the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL).

==Early life and college==
Kidd played [[high school football]] at [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]] [[Dollarway High School]], and then played at [[Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College]].<ref name="databasefootball.com">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218222902/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KIDDCAR01 "Carl Kidd."]}} ''www.databasefootball.com.'' Retrieved October 15, 2013.</ref>  Kidd later played [[cornerback]] and [[safety (American football position)|safety]] at the [[University of Arkansas]], [[Letterman (sports)|lettering]] in 1993 and 1994.  As a senior Kidd led the team in [[punt return]]s and won the [[Steve Little (American football)|Steve Little]] Award for the top Razorback [[special teams]] player.  Following his senior season, Kidd was selected to play in the [[Blue-Gray Classic]] all-star game in [[Montgomery, Alabama]].<ref>[http://www.hogwired.com/pdf2/40494.pdf?ATCLID=530225&SPSID=30726&SPID=2419&DB_OEM_ID=6100ą "2006 Arkansas Razorbacks football media guide."] ''www.hogwired.com.'' Retrieved October 15, 2013.</ref>

==Professional career==

===Oakland Raiders===
Kidd was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Oakland Raiders]] after not being taken in the [[1995 NFL draft]]. He played a combined 29 games for the Oakland Raiders in [[1995 Oakland Raiders season|1995]] and [[1996 Oakland Raiders season|1996]]. Kidd played in all sixteen games for the Raiders in 1996, grabbing the only [[interception]] in his NFL career and returning 29 kickoffs for 622 yards.<ref name="databasefootball.com"/><ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/carlkidd/2501606/profile "Carl Kidd."] ''www.nfl.com.'' Retrieved June 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KiddCa20.htm "Carl Kidd."] ''www.pro-football-reference.com.'' Retrieved June 30, 2014.</ref> Kidd then spent 3 years in various [[National Football League Training Camp|NFL camps]] before being signed as a free agent with the [[BC Lions]] in 2000.<ref name = carl>[http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/k/kidd_carl.htm "Carl Kidd."] ''www.cflapedia.com.'' Retrieved February 24, 2013.</ref>

===CFL career===
In [[2002 CFL season|2002]], Kidd was one of six Lions to be selected to the CFL Western All-Star team. He returned 2 interceptions for [[touchdown]]s and was named BC's top defensive player and Player of the Week for week #14.

In [[2003 CFL season|2003]], he was named Defensive Player of the Week for week 8, was 6th in the CFL with 87 total [[tackle (football move)]]s and returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns.

In [[2004 CFL season|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 CFL season|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 CFL season|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 [[Javier Glatt]] to cause a critical fumble that sealed the Grey Cup title for the Lions.<ref name=retired />

On March 27, 2007, Kidd announced his retirement from professional football at age 33.<ref name=retired>[http://boards.ign.com/canadian_football_league/b7935/142934228/p1/?3 "Carl Kidd Retires."] ''www.boards.ign.com.'' Retrieved October 15, 2013.</ref><ref name=jeff>Patterson, Jeff. [https://www.straight.com/article-94152/lions-kidd-always-wore-his-heart-on-the-field "B.C. Lion Carl Kidd always wore his heart on the field."] ''www.straight.com'', June 6, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2016.</ref>

==References==
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{{88th Grey Cup}}
{{94th Grey Cup}}

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