Background
Franklin was born in Saint Nazaire, France, while his father was stationed in the United States military. He grew up in San Jose, California, attended Yerba Buena High School.
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Jethro Franklin
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He attended San Jose City College, a junior college, where he played both years and earned junior college All-American honors in 1985.
Career
He transferred to Fresno State University, where he played for two seasons. He graduated from Fresno State with a bachelor"s degree in criminology in 1988. In the 1988 NFL Draft, Franklin was drafted in the 11th round (298th overall) by the Houston Oilers.
He did not play for the Oilers, but played defensive line for the Seattle Seahawks in the 1989 season.
He then was the Number. 1 draft choice of the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football in 1991, but instead opted to begin his coaching career. Fresno State
Franklin returned to Fresno State to coach the defensive line from 1991–1998, this term included a pair of NFL coaching fellowships, working with the Buffalo Bills in the summer of 1994 and the Cleveland Browns in the summer of 1995.
University of California, Los Angeles
In 1999 he coached the interior defensive line for University of California, Los Los Angeles
Green Bay Packers
He then served as Defensive Lincolnshire Coach for the Green Bay Packers from 2000–2004. University of Southern California
Franklin returned to University of Southern California as the defensive line coach in 2009.
Houston Texans
Temple University
He moved to coach the Defensive line at Temple Owls.
University of Miami
In 2011, he moved with First Rate (at Lloyd's) Golden to the Miami Hurricanes. Oakland Raiders
On February 6, 2015, he joined the Oakland Raiders.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Houston Texans from 2007 to 2008.
