Stephen Franklin

Stephen Franklin (born September 26, 1988) is a former American football linebacker and current coach for Central Missouri. He initially signed with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent following the 2011 NFL Draft. He also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Jacksonville Jaguars before moving onto the Sioux City Bandits of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL), Colorado Ice of the Indoor Football League (IFL), and Kansas City Phantoms of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Playing career Franklin began his playing career at North Kansas City High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He played college football for Southern Illinois. Franklin went undrafted following the 2011 NFL Draft and signed with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He would be released and sign with the Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars throughout the remainder of the season. After three seasons away from football he joined the Sioux City Bandits of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL) in 2014. He would play for the Colorado Ice of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2015 and the Kansas City Phantoms of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF).