Dicken played in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2001 to 2006 for the Chicago Rush, Detroit Fury, New Orleans VooDoo and the Columbus Destroyers.
Dicken played for the Raiders football, basketball and baseball teams, earning all-state honors as a quarterback his senior season.
With new head coach Joe Tiller, Purdue changed its offensive game plan to a pass-heavy "basketball on grass", a move Dicken liked.
[4] Source:[5] Despite a successful senior season at Purdue, Dicken's small height compared to other prospects made him unappealing to National Football League teams for the upcoming 1998 NFL draft.
[7] Dicken then joined the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats, where he spent the season as the 3rd string quarterback, never appearing in a game.