Aikens played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1987 before playing 7 seasons in the AFL for the Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans, Orlando Predators & the Milwaukee Mustangs.
[1] Aikens played collegiately at Northern Illinois University, where he was a 3-year letter writer for the Huskies football team.
[2] As a senior in 1984, Aikens was named an All-Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention at Split End.
Aikens was a productive member of the Predators on both offense and defense, helping them reach ArenaBowl VI.
[3] In 1994, the Predators traded Aikens to the expansion Milwaukee Mustangs for future considerations.