He was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets of the NFL, the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football (WLAF), and the Detroit Drive/Massachusetts Marauders, Orlando Predators, Texas Terror, Connecticut Coyotes and Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL).
[3] Lockett was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round, with the 148th overall pick, of the 1987 NFL draft.
[5] He played in 13 games, starting one, for the Lions during the 1987 season, recording one sack and one fumble recovery.
[6] Lockett earned first-team All-WLAF and WLAF co-defensive MVP honors for the 1991 season.
[5] On June 29, while not wearing a seatbelt, he lost control of his car and was thrown out of the vehicle's open roof, causing him to land in a ditch.
[10] Lockett played in 11 games for the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1993, accumulating 39 solo tackles, 11 assisted tackles, eight sacks, two fumble recoveries, nine pass breakups, and one interception that he returned for a touchdown.
[12] The Drive finished the year with an 11–1 record and eventually advanced to ArenaBowl VII, where they lost to the Tampa Bay Storm by a score of 51–31.
[2][11][1] He then appeared in nine games for the Texas Terror of the AFL in 1996, posting 12 solo tackles, three sacks, and one interception while catching four passes for 45 yards.