Tank Carder
 Carder in 2015 preseason. | |||||||||
| No. 59 Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 18, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sweeny, Texas | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Tank Carder[1] (born January 18, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Carder played college football at TCU. He was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association.[2]
Early life
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
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
Buffalo Bills
Carder was selected in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.[6] On August 31, 2012, the Bills released Carder for final roster cuts.
Cleveland Browns
Carder was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 4, 2012.[7] 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.[8][9]
Controversy
On November 21, 2012, Carder sent a tweet calling another Twitter user a “faggot,”[10] leading to calls that he be fined and suspended.[11] The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account.[12] 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.”[13] Carder has since deleted the tweets[14] and apologized, claiming his tweets did not reflect his character.[15] The NFL did not impose any suspensions or fines.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Storied past just part of Carder's tale". Buffalo News. April 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Tank Carder Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com.
- ↑ "Carder comes up clutch". FOX Sports on MSN. January 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ↑ "TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills". CBSLocal.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ Ingro, Sam (September 4, 2012). "Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season". BuckEyeStateSports.com. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
- ↑ "Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder; sign DL Jamie Meder, RB Raheem Mostert". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (March 7, 2016). "Browns tender Terrelle Pryor, three other restricted free agents". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ Zeigler, Cyd. "Cleveland Browns linebacker Tank Carder Tweets ‘faggot,’ doesn’t agree with being gay". OutSports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Zeigler, Cyd. "Tank Carder thinks you’re an idiot, issues non-apology". Outsports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 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 27 November 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 27 November 2012.
- ↑ Reed, Tom (26 November 2012). "Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti-gay remark on Twitter". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • Pro-Football-Reference
- Cleveland Browns bio
- NFL Combine bio
- TCU Horned Frogs bio
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