Tyrone Carter
Tyrone Carter in 2007
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 31, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Pompano Beach (FL) Ely | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 409 |
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| Sacks: | 5.5 |
| INTs: | 9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Tyrone M. Carter (born March 31, 1976) is a former American football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Minnesota, earned All-American honors and won several national awards. He has played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets and Washington Redskins of the NFL.
Carter was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, Carter was named Miami Sun-Sentinel all-county defensive first-team choice as a senior. He also received Miami Herald all-county offensive first team honors as a running back, gaining 1,349 yards and scoring 23 touchdowns his senior year.
Carter attended the University of Minnesota, where he majored in sociology and played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. He was a first-team All-American in 1998, and a consensus first-team All-American in 1999. He also won the 1999 Jim Thorpe Award for best defensive back in college football, and was a finalist for the 1999 Bronko Nagurski Trophy which is given to the premier defensive player in the country. He also earned the Carl Eller Award twice, which is given to the Gophers defensive player of the year. In 1998, Carter was named first team All Big Ten conference by both the coaches and the media. During his football career at Minnesota, he recorded 584 tackles (414 solo), which are both NCAA division 1-A records.
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