Carnell Lake
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Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||
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Born: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | July 15, 1967||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Culver City (Culver City, California) | ||
College: | UCLA | ||
NFL draft: | 1989 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||
Career history | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Carnell Augustino Lake (born July 15, 1967) is an American former professional football player and coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He was a safety and cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He is a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was the cornerbacks coach for the UCLA Bruins under head coach Rick Neuheisel in 2009 before leaving after one season for family reasons.[1] He was the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs coach until February 2018.[2]
College career
Lake played linebacker for the UCLA Bruins from 1985 through 1988. He finished his college career with 45.5 tackles for loss and 25.5 sacks. Those totals, as of the 2016 season, are 1st and 4th in UCLA football history.
“We don't have a better player on the team than Carnell Lake. He's marvelous.”[3]
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NFL career
On January 15, 1989, Lake played in the
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
4.36 s | 1.55 s | 2.61 s | 4.29 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
15 reps | ||||
All values from NFL Combine[5]
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Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Lake in the second round (34th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft. Lake was the third safety drafted in 1989.[6]
1989
On May 10, 1989, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Lake to a three-year, $850,000 contract.[7]
Head coach Chuck Noll named Lake the starting strong safety to begin his rookie season, alongside free safety Thomas Everett and cornerbacks Rod Woodson and Dwayne Woodruff.[8] Lake played his first three seasons under defensive backs coach John Fox.
He made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the
with 70 combined tackles, six fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception, and one sack in 15 games and 15 starts.The
1990
The Pittsburgh Steelers promoted linebackers coach
1991
Head coach Chuck Noll retained Lake and Thomas Everett as the starting safety tandem in 1991, along with cornerbacks Rod Woodson and D. J. Johnson.[15] On December 27, 1991, Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Chuck Noll announced his decision to retire after the Steelers finished with a 7–9 record in 1991.[16] He started in all 16 games in 1991 and recorded 83 combined tackles and a sack.[17]
1992
On January 21, 1992, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced the hiring of former
On August 24, 1992, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Lake to a three-year contract.
Head coach Bill Cowher retained Lake the starting strong safety in 1992. Lake started alongside free safety Darren Perry and cornerbacks Rod Woodson and D.J. Johnson.[20] He started in all 16 games in 1992 and recorded 85 combined tackles and two sacks.[21]
1993
Lake and Darren Perry returned as the starting safety duo in 1993 and played under defensive backs coach
1994
Head coach Bill Cowher retained Lake and Darren Perry as the starting safeties in 1994.
1995
On February 15, 1995, the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to apply their franchise tag to Lake.[29] August 15, 1995, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Lake to a four-year, $9.20 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $2 million.[30] Lake and Darren Perry returned as the starting safeties to begin the regular season.
In Week 6, he collected a season-high eight combined tackles during a 20–16 loss at the
The
1996
On December 13, 1996, it was announced that Lake was selected to play in the 1997 Pro Bowl, marking the third consecutive Pro Bowl selection or his career.[38]
1997
In 1997, Lake was named AFC Defensive Player of the Year by the
Jacksonville Jaguars
In 1999, Lake departed the Pittsburgh Steelers and joined the
On August 17, 2000, Lake underwent surgery on a recurring injury to his left foot and was expected to miss the entire 2000 NFL season. Lake elected to have a bone graft and had a piece of his hip bone grafted to his injured left foot. Lake had undergone a surgery on his foot in March due to a stress fracture in the navicular bone near his ankle.[41] He underwent another surgery on the foot in May and returned to training camp in August.[42]
On September 2, 2001, the Jaguars released Lake in a salary cap-related maneuver.[43]
Baltimore Ravens
On September 11, 2001, the Baltimore Ravens signed Lake to a one-year, $477,000 contract at the veteran minimum.[44] Lake was reunited Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Marvin Lewis, who was a linebackers coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1992–1995, and former teammates Rod Woodson and Leon Searcy.
Coaching career
In summer 2009, Lake, along with former Steeler
In June 2010, Lake was hired by Jerry Simon to be the assistant coach of the Marina High School boys' basketball team.
On March 7, 2011, Lake was hired as the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive backs coach.[46] He left that position as of February 7, 2018, to "return to California to be a part of his youngest son’s last year of high school football".[2]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1989 | PIT | 15 | 15 | 70 | — | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
1990 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 67 | — | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 83 | — | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 85 | — | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
1993 | PIT | 14 | 14 | 91 | — | — | 5.0 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 82 | 68 | 14 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 73 | 63 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | PIT | 13 | 13 | 54 | 44 | 10 | 2.0 | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 1 |
1997 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 6.0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
1998 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
1999 | JAX | 16 | 16 | 58 | 51 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | JAX | Missed season due to injury | ||||||||||||||
2001 | BAL | 15 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 185 | 171 | 823 | 361 | 66 | 25.0 | 16 | 161 | 10.1 | 47 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 135 | 2 |
Personal life
Lake grew up primarily in
Lake attended Culver City High School, where he played varsity football for three years. He started on both sides of the ball as running back and linebacker. He also attended elementary school in Culver City prior to his move to San Francisco.
He and his wife, Monica, have three children. Lake and his family live in
.See also
References
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- ^ a b "Carnell Lake done as Steelers defensive backs coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Dodds, Tracy (September 23, 1987). "UCLA's Carnell Lake Now Plays in the Other Team's Backfield". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ Springer, Steve (April 24, 1989). "NFL DRAFT : WAITING BY PHONE : At the End of a Long Day, USC's Affholter Finally Gets Call From Green Bay". The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "Carnell Lake, Combine Results, FS - UCLA". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Carnell Knowledge Playoff-Bound Pittsburgh is Well Aware That It's All-Pro Strong Safety, Carnell Lake, Plays a Mean Corner Too". si.com. December 22, 1997. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "1989 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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- ^ "1990 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Carnell Lake (1990)". NFL.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "1991 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Noll Retires After 23 Years". The Washington Post. December 27, 1991. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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- ^ "NFL Player stats: Carnell Lake (1993)". NFL.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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- ^ "The Steelers and the franchise tag: A brief history". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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- ^ "Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers - October 19th, 1995". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "This Time, Jaguars Look Like Expansion Team". Los Angeles Times. October 30, 1995. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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- ^ "Pro Bowl teams". Hartford Courant. December 15, 1995. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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- ^ "Cowboys, Minus Smith, Dominate Pro Bowl Picks". The Spokesman-Review. December 13, 1996. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
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- ^ Westbrook beats top pick Maclin onto Eagles field Archived 2009-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Delco Times 2009-07-28
- ^ "Steelers Hire Lake as Defensive Backs Coach". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Alpha Phi Alpha". www.flyetapi.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.