Brandon Carter (American football)

Brandon Carter
No. 65     Dallas Cowboys
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: September 10, 1986 (1986-09-10) (age 25)
Place of birth: Lakewood Township, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight: 319 lb (145 kg)
Career information
College: Texas Tech
Undrafted in 2010
Debuted in 2010 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2010
Games played     1
Games started     0
Fumble recoveries     0
Stats at NFL.com

Brandon Scott Carter (born September 10, 1986) is an American football guard who is currently a member of the Dallas Cowboys. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Texas Tech.

He is known for his intense personality, multi-colored mohawk, and wrestling style face paint while at Texas Tech.[1][2]

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Early years

Carter was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey.[3]

College Years

At Spring Hill High School in Longview, Texas, he played nose guard and defensive tackle until his senior season, when he broke his hand, causing him to play offensive line.[4]

In the 2008 regular season, he allowed only one sack.[4]

In 2009, Carter was listed at No. 15 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking.[5] He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list.[6]

On September 27, 2009, Carter was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.[7] He was reinstated on October 4, after missing only a single game.[8]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Carter was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on April 24, 2010. He was released by the Saints on September 13.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad on September 14, 2010. Carter was waived/injured on August 29, 2011.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "College football season taught us many life lessons". http://www.tulsaworld.com/sports/article.aspx?subjectid=216&articleid=20081209_216_B1_ALLYOU256510. 
  2. ^ "Campus Clicks". CNN. December 10, 2008. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/sioncampus/12/10/the-college-football-oscars-campus-clicks/. Retrieved April 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ Brandon Carter, New Orleans Saints. Accessed February 9, 2011. "Born Brandon Scott Carter Sept. 10, 1986 in Lakewood, N.J."
  4. ^ a b "Texas Tech guard's game face a real hit". http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/123008dnspotechlede.32ef5f5.html. 
  5. ^ Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009). "Preseason offensive tackle power rankings". Rivals.com. http://rivals100.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=978914. 
  6. ^ Richardson, Steve (August 11, 2009). 2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced. Football Writers Association of America. http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/outland090811.html. 
  7. ^ Griffin, Tim (2009-09-27). "Tech's Carter violates team rules". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4510370. Retrieved 2009-09-28. 
  8. ^ Williams, Don (2009-10-04). "Carter reinstated, Potts doubtful for Saturday". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. http://www.redraiders.com/2009/10/04/carter-returns-to-tech-practice/. Retrieved 2009-10-06. 
  9. ^ "2007 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106181&SPID=13139&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=1522092. 
  10. ^ "2008 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3626465. 
  11. ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team". http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=3627599. 
  12. ^ "Associated Press names 2008 All-America Team". http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_article_id=15445&change_well_id=2. 

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