Tank Carder

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Tank Carder
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Carder in 2015 preseason.
No. 59, 94
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1989-01-18) January 18, 1989 (age 34)
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 NFL statistics
Total tackles:53
Player stats at NFL.com

Ricky "Tank" Carder Jr. [1] (born January 18, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. Carder played college football at TCU. He was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association. [2]

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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] [7] 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. [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

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.

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  1. ↑ Evans, Thayer (January 4, 2010). "From Broken Boy to T.C.U. Tackler". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Oregon's James Headlines 2010 FBS Coaches' All-America Team". AFCA. November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Storied past just part of Carder's tale". Buffalo News. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tank Carder Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com.
  5. ↑ "Carder comes up clutch". FOX Sports on MSN. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills". CBSLocal.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Ingro, Sam (September 4, 2012). "Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season". BuckEyeStateSports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Alper, Josh (March 7, 2016). "Browns tender Terrelle Pryor, three other restricted free agents". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (August 22, 2017). "Browns veteran LB Tank Carder out for season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  12. ↑ "Browns place LB Tank Carder, OL Matt McCants on IR; waive DB Justin Currie". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Browns sign LB Mychal Kendricks". ClevelandBrowns.com. June 5, 2018.
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