Career
Kidd played high school football at Pine Bluff Dollarway High School, and then played at Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College. Kidd later played cornerback and safety at the University of Arkansas, lettering in 1993 and 1994. Following his senior season, Kidd was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Classic all-star game in Montgomery, Alabama.
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 and 1996. Kidd played in all sixteen games for the Raiders in 1996, grabbing the only the interception in his career and returning 29 kickoffs for 622 yards.
Kidd then spent 3 years in various NFL camps before being signed as a free agent with the British Columbia Lions in 2000. Canadian Football League career
In 2002, Kidd was one of six Lions to be selected to the Canadian Football League Western All-Star team
He returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns and was named British Columbia"s top defensive player and Player of the Week for week #14.
In 2003, he was named Defensive Player of the Week for week 8, was 6th in the Canadian Football League with 87 total tackle (football move)s and returned 2 interceptions for touchdowns. In 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, he missed the first 2 games due to injury but still led the Lions in special teams tackles (23) and had 2 sacks.
On March 27, 2007, Kidd announced his retirement from professional football at age 33.