Tank Carder
 Carder with the Browns in 2015 | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
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| Born: | January 18, 1989 Sweeny, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Sweeny (TX) | ||||
| College: | Texas Christian | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 5 / pick: 147 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Ricky "Tank" Carder Jr.[1] (born January 18, 1989) is an American former professional football linebacker. Carder played college football at TCU. He was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association.[2]
Early life
[edit]When he was 10 years old, Carder was a BMX World Champion. Battled back from a life-threatening injury at age 13, when he sustained a broken back, broken ribs, a punctured diaphragm and punctured lung after being thrown from a vehicle, which then rolled over him.[3]
Carder attended Sweeny High School in Texas, where he accounted for 1,200 yards of offense and 116 tackles on defense in his senior year. He was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.[4]
College career
[edit]Four-year letterman at Texas Christian University, where he was named a two-time Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2010, 2011).
In the 2011 Rose Bowl, Carder was named Defensive MVP of the Game. He batted down a two-point conversion pass late in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game to go into overtime but secured the win for TCU with a final score of 21–19.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Buffalo Bills
[edit]Carder was selected in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2012 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.[6][7] On August 31, 2012, the Bills released Carder for final roster cuts.
Cleveland Browns
[edit]Carder was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 4, 2012.[8] He has played in 30 career games, with two starts at linebacker, and is a primary contributor on special teams.
The Browns re-signed Carder on March 7, 2016.[9][10]
In the second preseason game of 2017, Carder suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season.[11][12]
On March 26, 2018, Carder re-signed with the Browns.[13] He was released by the Browns on June 5, 2018.[14]
Twitter Controversy
[edit]On November 21, 2012, Carder sent a tweet calling another Twitter user a “faggot,”[15] leading to calls that he be fined and suspended.[16] The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account.[17] Carder stood by his statements, tweeting “I don’t agree with being gay or lesbian at all, but saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word.”[18] Carder has since deleted the tweets[19] and apologized, claiming his tweets did not reflect his character.[20] The NFL did not impose any suspensions or fines.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Thayer (January 4, 2010). "From Broken Boy to T.C.U. Tackler". The New York Times.
- ^ "Oregon's James Headlines 2010 FBS Coaches' All-America Team". AFCA. November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010.
- ^ "Storied past just part of Carder's tale". Buffalo News. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Tank Carder Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com.
- ^ "Carder comes up clutch". FOX Sports on MSN. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills". CBSLocal.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Ingro, Sam (September 4, 2012). "Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season". BuckEyeStateSports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ "Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder; sign DL Jamie Meder, RB Raheem Mostert". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ^ Alper, Josh (March 7, 2016). "Browns tender Terrelle Pryor, three other restricted free agents". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (August 22, 2017). "Browns veteran LB Tank Carder out for season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
- ^ "Browns place LB Tank Carder, OL Matt McCants on IR; waive DB Justin Currie". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 26, 2018.
- ^ "Browns sign LB Mychal Kendricks". ClevelandBrowns.com. June 5, 2018.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd. "Cleveland Browns linebacker Tank Carder Tweets 'faggot,' doesn't agree with being gay". OutSports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Zeigler, Cyd. "Tank Carder thinks you're an idiot, issues non-apology". Outsports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Newell, Sean. "Browns Linebacker Tank Carder Follows Awful Comedy Accounts On Twitter, Tells One "Your A Faggot" When He Misses The Joke". Deadspin.com. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Brathwaite, Lester. "Cleveland Browns Linebacker Tweets F-Bomb Doesn't "Agree" With Being Gay". Queerty.com. Queerty, Inc.
- ^ Smith, Michael David. "Browns' Tank Carder apologizes for using homophobic slur". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Reed, Tom (November 26, 2012). "Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti-gay remark on Twitter". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- Cleveland Browns bio
- NFL Combine bio
- TCU Horned Frogs bio Archived May 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine