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] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]
In the second preseason game of 2017, Carder suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season.[10][11]
On March 26, 2018, Carder re-signed with the Browns.[12] He was released by the Browns on June 5, 2018.[13]
Twitter Controversy
On November 21, 2012, Carder sent a tweet calling another Twitter user a “faggot,”[14] leading to calls that he be fined and suspended.[15] The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account.[16] 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.”[17] Carder has since deleted the tweets[18] and apologized, claiming his tweets did not reflect his character.[19] The NFL did not impose any suspensions or fines.
References
^Evans, Thayer (January 4, 2010). "From Broken Boy to T.C.U. Tackler". The New York Times.
^. AFCA. November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010.
^"Storied past just part of Carder's tale". Buffalo News. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^"Carder comes up clutch". FOX Sports on MSN. January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
^"TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills". CBSLocal.com. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^Ingro, Sam (September 4, 2012). "Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season". BuckEyeStateSports.com. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^. ClevelandBrowns.com. March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
^Alper, Josh (March 7, 2016). "Browns tender Terrelle Pryor, three other restricted free agents". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^Gribble, Andrew (August 22, 2017). "Browns veteran LB Tank Carder out for season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
^"Browns place LB Tank Carder, OL Matt McCants on IR; waive DB Justin Currie". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 23, 2017.
^"Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder". ClevelandBrowns.com. March 26, 2018.
^"Browns sign LB Mychal Kendricks". ClevelandBrowns.com. June 5, 2018.
^Zeigler, Cyd. . OutSports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Zeigler, Cyd. . Outsports.com. Vox Media, Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Newell, Sean. "Browns Linebacker Tank Carder Follows Awful Comedy Accounts On Twitter, Tells One "Your A Faggot" When He Misses The Joke". Deadspin.com. Gawker Media. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Brathwaite, Lester. "Cleveland Browns Linebacker Tweets F-Bomb Doesn't "Agree" With Being Gay". Queerty.com. Queerty, Inc.
^Smith, Michael David. "Browns' Tank Carder apologizes for using homophobic slur". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Reed, Tom (November 26, 2012). "Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti-gay remark on Twitter". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
External links
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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 Tank CarderCarder in 2015 preseason No 59 94Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1989 01 18 January 18 1989 age 34 Sweeny TexasHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 235 lb 107 kg Career informationHigh school Sweeny TX College Texas ChristianNFL Draft 2012 Round 5 Pick 147Career historyBuffalo Bills 2012 Cleveland Browns 2012 2017 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 53Sacks 0 0Forced fumbles 0Fumble recoveries 0Interceptions 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Buffalo Bills 3 2 Cleveland Browns 4 Twitter Controversy 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditWhen 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 EditFour 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 EditBuffalo Bills Edit Carder was selected in the fifth round 147th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills 6 On August 31 2012 the Bills released Carder for final roster cuts Cleveland Browns Edit Carder was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 4 2012 7 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 8 9 In the second preseason game of 2017 Carder suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season 10 11 On March 26 2018 Carder re signed with the Browns 12 He was released by the Browns on June 5 2018 13 Twitter Controversy EditOn November 21 2012 Carder sent a tweet calling another Twitter user a faggot 14 leading to calls that he be fined and suspended 15 The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account 16 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 17 Carder has since deleted the tweets 18 and apologized claiming his tweets did not reflect his character 19 The NFL did not impose any suspensions or fines References Edit Evans Thayer January 4 2010 From Broken Boy to T C U Tackler The New York Times Oregon s James Headlines 2010 FBS Coaches All America Team AFCA November 29 2010 Archived from the original on November 30 2010 Storied past just part of Carder s tale Buffalo News April 29 2012 Retrieved April 30 2012 Tank Carder Recruiting Profile Rivals com Carder comes up clutch FOX Sports on MSN January 1 2011 Retrieved January 2 2011 TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills CBSLocal com April 30 2012 Retrieved July 10 2014 Ingro Sam September 4 2012 Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season BuckEyeStateSports com Retrieved July 10 2014 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 Alper Josh March 7 2016 Browns tender Terrelle Pryor three other restricted free agents NBCSports com Retrieved March 16 2016 Gribble Andrew August 22 2017 Browns veteran LB Tank Carder out for season ClevelandBrowns com Browns place LB Tank Carder OL Matt McCants on IR waive DB Justin Currie ClevelandBrowns com August 23 2017 Browns re sign LB Tank Carder ClevelandBrowns com March 26 2018 Browns sign LB Mychal Kendricks ClevelandBrowns com June 5 2018 Zeigler Cyd Cleveland Browns linebacker Tank Carder Tweets faggot doesn t agree with being gay OutSports com Vox Media Inc Archived from the original on November 27 2012 Retrieved November 27 2012 Zeigler Cyd Tank Carder thinks you re an idiot issues non apology Outsports com Vox Media Inc Archived from the original on December 1 2012 Retrieved November 27 2012 Newell Sean Browns Linebacker Tank Carder Follows Awful Comedy Accounts On Twitter Tells One Your A Faggot When He Misses The Joke Deadspin com Gawker Media Retrieved November 27 2012 Brathwaite Lester Cleveland Browns Linebacker Tweets F Bomb Doesn t Agree With Being Gay Queerty com Queerty Inc Smith Michael David Browns Tank Carder apologizes for using homophobic slur nbcsports com NBC Sports Retrieved November 27 2012 Reed Tom November 26 2012 Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti gay remark on Twitter Cleveland Plain Dealer Retrieved November 27 2012 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from NFL com ESPN Pro Football Reference Cleveland Browns bio NFL Combine bio TCU Horned Frogs bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tank Carder amp oldid 1133377558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
