Nigel Carr (American football)

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Nigel Carr
Nigel Carr Ravens Stadium Practice 2013.jpg
Carr at Ravens M&T Bank Stadium practice in August 2013.
No. 42
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1990-01-22) January 22, 1990 (age 33)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Jacksonville (FL) First Coast
College: Alabama State
Florida State
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:0
Games started:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Nigel Carr (born January 22, 1990) is a former American football linebacker. He was a member of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).

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Early years

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Carr attended First Coast High School. Regarded as a four-star recruit, he was listed as the sixth-ranked inside linebacker prospect in his class. [1]

College career

Carr attended Alabama State, where he transferred from Florida State in 2010. He had been released from his scholarship after a series of felony and misdemeanor charges in August 2010. [2] [3]

Professional career

Carr went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. [4] He was subsequently signed by the Baltimore Ravens. [5] After spending the season without a game appearance, Carr was cut by the Ravens before the 2013 NFL season. [6] [7]

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References

  1. https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-1830 [ dead link ]
  2. "FSU linebacker Nigel Carr arrested on burglary, fraud charges". Orlando Sentinel. July 26, 2010.
  3. "Florida State Seminoles cut ties to troubled linebacker Nigel Carr". Tampa Bay Times. August 18, 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Nigel Carr - 2012 Draft Tracker - SI.com". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  5. "ASU's Carr signs free agent with NFL's Ravens". WSFA.com. May 16, 2012.
  6. "Ravens cutting RB Anthony Allen, LB Nigel Carr, QB Caleb Hanie". Baltimore Sun. August 30, 2013.
  7. "2013 Final NFL Cuts: Teams trim rosters down to 53 players". CBS Sports. August 31, 2013.