No. 28 Virginia Destroyers | |
Cornerback | |
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Date of birth: August 4, 1983 | |
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia | |
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
College: Arkansas | |
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25 | |
Debuted in 2004 for the Green Bay Packers | |
Career history | |
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Roster status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
Tackles | 127 |
Interceptions | 3 |
Pass deflections | 17 |
Stats at NFL.com | |
Stats at ArenaFan.com |
Ahmad Raheem Carroll (born August 4, 1983) is an American football cornerback for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers 25th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.
Carroll has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Orlando Predators, and Hartford Colonials.
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Ahmad Carroll was born in Atlanta, Georgia. In his earlier years, Ahmad ran track for the D.C. Motion Track Club and also played Pop Warner football. During his years playing Pop Warner football, he earned the nic name "Batman" after repeatedly jumping over an offensive linemen. He later attended Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta where he was an All-Area cornerback, as well as tailback. He was also the state champion in the 100m dash. He chose to take a scholarship to University of Arkansas.
Carroll excelled in two sports at the University of Arkansas as both a sprinter for the track team and a cornerback for the football team. He finished his college football career with the following statistics:
Carroll was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the first round (25th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was the target by many quarterbacks due to his tendency toward illegal contact penalties. These penalties finally got the best of him when in Week 4 of the 2006 season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Carroll was burned for two costly touchdowns by Greg Lewis and had three penalties. He was cut soon after.
In October 2006, Carroll was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived by the Jaguars on May 7, 2007 following an arrest.
Carroll played for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League in 2008.
Following the 2008 AFL season, Carroll was signed by the New York Jets. He tried out for the team in 2007 but did not sign a contract.[1] He was re-signed by the team on March 16, 2009.[2] Carroll was waived by the New York Jets on November 16, 2009.
On May 5, 2007, Carroll was arrested around 3 a.m. on drug and gun charges. Carroll, 23, was released on bond after attending court at 9 a.m. He was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a pistol without a license, possession of MDMA (ecstasy), and possession of a firearm during the commitment of a felony. As a result of this incident, on May 7, 2007 the Jacksonville Jaguars waived Carroll.[3]
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