Ray Mickens
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Position: | Cornerback | ||
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Born: | Frankfurt, Germany | January 4, 1973||
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High school: | El Paso (TX) Andress | ||
College: | Texas A&M | ||
NFL draft: | 1996 / Round: 3 / Pick: 62 | ||
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Ray Mickens (born January 4, 1973) is a former professional American football cornerback. Mickens entered the National Football League (NFL) after receiving All-American honors at Texas A&M University. He last played professionally for the New England Patriots. His brother Fred Williams played for the Houston Oilers. Post-NFL Ray Mickens owns (along with Leonard Mickens) M2 Concepts[1] a privately held, minority owned food, beverage, and retailing company headquartered in Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
High school and college
Mickens grew up in
Mickens played football and was a sprinter on the track and field team at
NFL
Mickens was drafted in the third-round by the
Mickens signed with the Jets once again on May 31, 2006, but was eventually waived when rosters were reduced to the 53 men following the last pre-season game. He was signed by the New England Patriots in December 2006[4] and was a prominent player in their run to the division championship game. He filed for free agency on March 3, 2007.
Personal
His brother Fred Williams played for the 1993 Houston Oilers.[5]
Mickens won the 1999
His son, R.J. Mickens is a college football safety for the Clemson Tigers.[7]
References
- ^ "About Us". m2concepts.org. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Ex-El Paso, NFL star Mickens to lead parade".
- ^ "Patriots Player Bio, Ray Mickens".
- ^ "New England Patriots: Ray Mickens (Archive)". Patriots.com. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Madden Bowl a Hit on South Beach". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2, no. 7. Ziff Davis. April 1999. p. 30. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Bloomquist, Bret. "RJ Mickens, son of former Texas A&M star Ray, follows heart to Clemson". El Paso Times. Retrieved 17 September 2023.