Rod Carter (American football)

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Rod Carter
No. 91
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1966-10-10) October 10, 1966 (age 58)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale
College: Miami FL
NFL draft: 1989  / round: 10 / pick: 252
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Roderick Earl Carter (born October 10, 1966) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Miami.

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Early life

Carter attended Fort Lauderdale High School, where he was a starter at outside linebacker. [1] [2] He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Miami, where he earned a reputation as one of the hardest hitters on the football team. [3] As a freshman in 1985, he was named the starter at strongside linebacker midway through the season, registering 68 tackles (2 for loss), 2 sacks and one forced fumble. As a sophomore in 1986, was named the starter at weakside linebacker, registering 67 tackles (4 for loss) and 2 forced fumbles. [4]

As a junior in 1987, he was second on the team with 138 tackles (seventh in school history) and posted 3.5 sacks. He had 19 tackles against the University of Cincinnati. He was also a part of the school's second national championship.

As a senior in 1988, he missed the first 2 games with a hamstring and a left knee injury. [5] [6] He regained full strength until midway through the season, recording 88 tackles (second on the team). [7] He led the team with 11 tackles in the 1989 Orange Bowl. He finished his college career with 361 tackles (third in school history), 19 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, 4 passes defensed and 5 forced fumbles. [8]

Professional career

Carter was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the tenth round (252nd overall) of the 1989 NFL draft. [9] [10] He was released on September 4. [11] In November 1990, he had a try-out with the World League of American Football, but he was not signed by any team. [12]

Personal life

In 1990, he was an assistant football coach at Coconut Creek High School. [13] In 1995, he was an assistant football coach at Northeast High School. [14] In 1997, he made national headlines in a case related to union violence. On August 7, Teamsters Orestes Espinosa, Angel Mielgo, Werner Haechler, Benigno Rojas, and Adrian Paez, beat, kicked and stabbed Carter who was a UPS worker at the time, because he refused to strike. [15] Carter had previously received a threatening phone call from the home of Anthony Cannestro, Sr., president of Teamsters Local 769. [16] The case was settled out of court.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Volunteer Coaching Gives Carter Chance To Help L'S". Sun Sentinel.
  2. ↑ "PICKING DECADE'S BEST PROVES TO BE MAJOR TASK". Sun Sentinel.
  3. ↑ "UM'S Carter Finds Slower Is Better". Sun Sentinel.
  4. ↑ "IMPROVED CARTER GETS PASSING GRADES". Sun Sentinel.
  5. ↑ "CARTER HAS SURGERY, WILL MISS NEXT GAME". Sun Sentinel.
  6. ↑ "UM'S CARTER BIG HIT IN 1ST START". Sun Sentinel.
  7. ↑ "UM'S CARTER, SHANNON TO JOIN J.J." Sun Sentinel.
  8. ↑ "NFL Scouts Snub UM'S Rod Carter". Sun Sentinel.
  9. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dallas Cowboys: The 5 best Cowboys drafts of the Jerry Jones era". Dallas Morning News.
  11. ↑ "New York Times". Orlando Sentinel.
  12. ↑ "OPTIMISM ABOUNDS AT WLAF TRYOUT". Orlando Sentinel.
  13. ↑ "BURNSWORTH'S DUTIES TAKE GLOBAL ASPECTS". Sun Sentinel.
  14. ↑ "HIGH SHOOL [sic] HURRICANES". Sun Sentinel.
  15. ↑ "Beaten UPS Driver Wins Teamsters Settlement - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. August 2, 1997. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Foundation Attorneys Sock Teamsters with Racketeering Suit". NRTW. November 1999. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
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