Tra Carson

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Tra Carson
Tra Carson 32 Packers training camp 2019 (cropped).jpg
Carson in 2019
No. 39, 33, 32, 34
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-24) October 24, 1992 (age 31)
Texarkana, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Liberty-Eylau
(Texarkana, Texas)
College: Texas A&M
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:18
Rushing yards:48
Receptions:4
Receiving yards:18

Tra Carson (born October 24, 1992) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Texas A&M and was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

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College career

Carson played three seasons for Texas A&M (2013–15) after beginning his career at Oregon (2011). He saw action in 36 games for A&M, logging 19 rushing touchdowns and 2,075 rushing yards, with 4.8 average yards per carry in 2016. He also had 41 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown for the Aggies. He rushed for 1,165 yards (4.8 average) and seven touchdowns in 2015 being the first Aggie running back to rush for 1,000 yards in the SEC, and added 29 receptions for 183 yards and one touchdown. He capped his 2014 season with 133-yard rushing performance in the Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia earning him the offensive MVP of the bowl game. He was the leading rusher on the team his Junior (2014) and Senior (2015) season. Carson sat out the 2012 season on account the NCAA transfer rules, after playing in 10 games for Oregon in 2011. He majored in recreation, parks, and tourism sciences at Texas A&M. [1]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Carson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2016. [2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Bengals and was signed to their practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 30, 2016. [5]

On September 2, 2017, Carson was placed on injured reserve. [6]

On September 19, 2018, Carson was waived/injured by the Bengals after suffering a hamstring injury in practice and was placed on injured reserve. [7] He was released on September 28, 2018.

Green Bay Packers

Carson was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on October 9, 2018. [8] On October 31, 2018, he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad. [9] He was placed on injured reserve on December 5, 2018, with a ribs injury. [10]

On August 31, 2019, Carson was waived by the Packers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2019. [13] He was waived on October 16. [14]

Detroit Lions

On October 17, 2019, Carson was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions. [15] He was placed on injured reserve on November 2, 2019, with a hamstring injury. [16] He was released on November 8. On January 7, 2020, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions. [17] He was released on April 27, 2020. [18]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFumbles
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 CIN 20000.000000.00000
GB 40000.000000.00000
2019 GB 206142.3704184.58000
DET 1112342.8120000.00000
Total9118482.71204184.58000
Source: NFL.com

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Roster". May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ Toback, Rebecca (April 30, 2016). "Cincinnati Bengals 2016 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ Marcum, Jason (September 3, 2016). "Bengals announce roster cuts: No surprises among Bengals' 53-man roster cutdown". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Marcum, Jason (September 4, 2016). "Bengals 2016 practice squad: 9 players make initial practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ Marcum, Jason (December 30, 2016). "Cedric Ogbuehi sent to I.R. with shoulder injury; Tra Carson signed from practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Toback, Rebecca (September 2, 2017). "NFL roster cuts 2017: Cincinnati Bengals 53-man roster". CincyJungle.com.
  7. ↑ "Bengals sign Thomas Rawls and waive Tra Carson". CincyJungle.com. September 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson, WR Keon Hatcher to practice squad". Packers.com. October 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster; RB Lavon Coleman to practice squad". Packers.com. October 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Packers claim two defensive players off waivers; place King, Carson on injured reserve". Packers.com. December 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Packers sign 10 players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Packers sign RB Tra Carson to active roster from practice squad". Packers.com. October 5, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Packers sign WR Ryan Grant". Packers.com. October 16, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Lions awarded RB Tra Carson via waivers from Green Bay Packers". DetroitLions.com. October 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Lions sign RB Paul Perkins to active roster". DetroitLions.com. November 2, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Lions sign RB Tra Carson to a Reserve/Future contract". Lions Wire. USA Today. January 7, 2020.
  18. ↑ @Lions (April 27, 2020). "The Detroit Lions announced today that they have released the following players: RB Tra Carson LS James Fisher G Casey Tucker P Matt Wile" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2020– via Twitter.
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