David Carter (defensive lineman)
![]() Carter at a vegan festival in Oakland, 2016 | |||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | December 10, 1987||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 297 lb (135 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Henry J. Kaiser (Fontana, California) | ||||||
College: | UCLA (2006–2010) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 184 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
David H. Carter Jr. (born December 10, 1987) is a former
Early life
Carter attended
College career
Carter played just three games over his first two years at
Professional career
Carter was selected by the
On September 16, 2013, Carter signed with the
Carter was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 2, 2014. The Jaguars released Carter on August 24, 2014.[5]
The Chicago Bears signed Carter to a one-year contract on July 28, 2015.[6] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Bears.[7]
He finished his professional career with 35 games (4 starts), 30 tackles (4 for loss), one sack, one forced fumble and three pass breakups.
Advocacy
Carter is a vegan activist. He became vegan in 2014[8] after watching the documentary Forks Over Knives.[9] He advocates for veganism – mainly from a health point of view, but also for animal rights – at speaking engagements and on his website.[10][9] He and his wife Paige Carter are on the staff of Vegan Outreach.[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ "David Carter Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "New DL Signed; Cohen & Practice Squad WR Released". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Cowboys Waive Two, Sign DE Wynn; One Roster Spot Open". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ John Oehser (August 24, 2014). "CB Mike Harris among 11 players released". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Chicago Bears sign DL David Carter, WR AJ Cruz - Chicago Bears Blog - ESPN". Espn.go.com. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2015). "Bears make cuts to reduce roster to 53". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ a b Wenzlaff, Rachel (September 28, 2016). "NFL veganism? David Carter, Griff Whalen have broken the mold". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Aronson, Arielle (March 15, 2016). "Former NFL player believes a vegan diet could help prolong athletes' lives". Fox Sports.
- ^ Norris, Jack (February 24, 2016). "Vegan Outreach Is Expanding!". Vegan Outreach. Archived from the original on March 11, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Charalambides, Eva (March 15, 2016). "Former NFL player David Carter goes from pigskin to vegan outreach". Ecorazzi. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
External links
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- Official website
- UCLA Bruins football bio
Media related to David Carter at Wikimedia Commons