 Carrier with the Oakland Raiders in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | July 25, 1990 Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Edgerton | ||||||||
| College: | Beloit (2008–2011) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Derek Carrier (born July 25, 1990) is a former American football tight end. Carrier played college football at Beloit College.
Carrier attended Edgerton High School in Edgerton, Wisconsin. [1] He played basketball and football while at Edgerton High School. [2]
The Wisconsin Badgers offered Carrier the opportunity to play college football as a preferred walk-on but Carrier instead chose to attend NCAA Division III Beloit College because Beloit also offered to allow him to play college basketball. [3] After two years, Carrier left the basketball team and began running indoor track, competing in the 55 meters, long jump and triple jump. Carrier was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and was pre-med. [4]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 4.50 s | 1.57 s | 2.53 s | 4.08 s | 6.65 s | 38 in (0.97 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 15 reps | |||
| All values from Wisconsin's Pro Day [5] | ||||||||||||
Carrier was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2012. He was signed to a three-year, $1.44 million contract. [6] On August 30, 2012, he was waived by the Raiders. [7]
On September 11, 2012, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles and added to the practice squad. [8] On August 25, 2013, he was released by the Eagles. [9]
On September 3, 2013, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers and added to the practice squad. [10] On November 16, 2013, he was promoted to the active roster. [11]
In the 2014 season, Carrier had nine receptions for 105 receiving yards in 11 games and one start. [12] On March 9, 2015, the San Francisco 49ers signed Carrier to a three-year, $2.98 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $400,000. [13] [6]
On August 21, 2015, Carrier was traded to the Washington Redskins for a conditional fifth round pick in the 2017 NFL draft. [14] [15] In Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons, he recorded his first career touchdown on a seven-yard pass from quarterback Kirk Cousins. [16] After tearing his ACL and MCL in Week 14 against the Chicago Bears, the Redskins placed him on injured reserve on December 14. [17] He finished the 2015 season with 17 receptions for 141 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 12 games and starts. [18]
Carrier started the 2016 season on the PUP list to recover from torn ligaments in his knee. He was officially activated to the active roster on November 12, 2016, prior to Week 10. [19]
On September 2, 2017, Carrier was traded to the Los Angeles Rams for a 2018 seventh-round draft pick. [20] The Rams traded for him after Temarrick Hemingway suffered a fractured fibula and were in need of a third tight end. He was reunited with his former offensive coordinator in Washington and new Los Angeles Rams' head coach Sean McVay. [21]
In the 2017 season, Carrier appeared in 14 games and started two. He had eight receptions for 71 receiving yards. In addition, he had a role on special teams. [22]
On March 15, 2018, Carrier signed a three-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. [23] [24] In Week 14 of the 2018 season, Carrier scored a receiving touchdown in the 24–21 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. [25] In Week 13 of the 2019 season, he recorded a receiving touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 40–9 loss. [26]
Carrier was fined $15,000 by the NFL on October 5, 2020, for attending a maskless charity event hosted by teammate Darren Waller during the COVID-19 pandemic in violation of the NFL's COVID-19 protocols for the 2020 season. [27]
On March 19, 2021, Carrier re-signed with the Raiders on a one-year contract. [28] He suffered a pec injury in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 9, 2021. [29] He was activated on January 8, 2022. [30]
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