Brandon Carter (American football)

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Brandon Carter
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1986-09-10) September 10, 1986 (age 37)
Lakewood Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:319 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Longview (TX) Spring Hill
College: Texas Tech
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Brandon Scott Carter (born September 10, 1986) is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League. He played college football for Texas Tech University. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2010. After football he signed to WWE, where he worked in their developmental territory NXT Wrestling under the name TAC.

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Early life

Carter was born in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. [1] He attended Spring Hill High School in Longview, Texas, he played nose guard and defensive tackle until his senior season, when he broke his hand, causing him to play on the offensive line. [2]

As a junior, he received district defensive MVP and honorable-mention All-state honors. As a senior, he received Class 3A All-State first-team honors.

In track and field he competed in the shot put, finishing third in the state as a senior.

College career

Carter accepted a football scholarship from Texas Tech University. As a redshirt freshman in 2006, he played in 12 games mainly on special teams. He had one start against Iowa State University.

As a sophomore in 2007, he started all 13 games. As a junior in 2008, he was a starter at guard and allowed only one sack. He contributed to the team having an 11–2 record. [2]

As a senior in 2009, Carter was listed at No. 15 on Rivals.com′s preseason offensive tackle power ranking. [3] He was also named to the 2009 Outland Trophy watch list. [4] On September 27, 2009, Carter was suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. [5] He was reinstated on October 4, after missing only a single game. [6]

He is remembered for his intense personality, multi-colored mohawk, and wrestling style face paint while at Texas Tech. [7] [8]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Carter was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints on April 26, 2010. [9] He was waived from the team on September 4 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] He was released by the Saints on September 15. [11]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On September 14, 2010, he was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. [12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 30. [13] He was waived/injured on August 29, 2011. [14]

Dallas Cowboys

On December 27, 2011, he was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. [15] He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Professional wrestling

Carter signed a developmental deal with the WWE in 2012 and would report to their developmental territory NXT Wrestling, where he was known as TAC. [16] On January 14, 2013, Carter was released from his contract. [17]

Awards and honors

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Texas Tech guard's game face a real hit". The Dallas Morning News.
  3. ↑ Buchanan, Olin; Dienhart, Tom; Fox, David; Huguenin, Mike; Megargee, Steve (August 22, 2009). "Preseason offensive tackle power rankings". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Steve (August 11, 2009). "2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced". Football Writers Association of America.
  5. ↑ Griffin, Tim (2009-09-27). "Tech's Carter violates team rules". ESPN . Retrieved 2009-09-28.
  6. ↑ Williams, Don (2009-10-04). "Carter reinstated, Potts doubtful for Saturday". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  7. ↑ "College football season taught us many life lessons".
  8. ↑ "Campus Clicks". CNN. December 10, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Saints Announce 2010 Rookie Free Agent Class" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Saints Reduce Roster To 53 Active Players" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Saints sign CB Torrence, waive LB Asiodu; make pair of practice squad moves" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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  13. ↑ "Moore to IR, Piscitelli Released in Flurry of Moves" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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  15. ↑ "Offensive Tackle Joining Practice Squad" . Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Another WWE Release".
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