Chris Carr (American football)

For other people of the same name, see Chris Carr (disambiguation).

Chris Carr

No. 25     Baltimore Ravens
Cornerback / Kick returner
Personal information
Date of birth: April 30, 1983 (1983-04-30) (age 28)
Place of birth: Reno, Nevada
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College: Boise State
Undrafted in 2005
Debuted in 2005 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2005–2007) Tennessee Titans (2008) Baltimore Ravens (2009–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Stats at NFL.com

Chris Carr (born April 30, 1983 in Reno, Nevada) is an American football cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Boise State.

Carr has also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Early years

Born in Reno, Nevada, he played both football and basketball at Robert McQueen High School in Reno. He also played for the Reno Steelers Pop Warner team. He played defensive back and was an All-State running back as a sophomore, junior and senior. He was also named Northern Nevada Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year his senior year, where he rushed for 1,944 yards on 206 carries and 34 touchdowns.

College career

He played his college ball at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, lettered all four years, played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2001 and posted 32 tackles. Carr was the Pat Fuller Memorial Award winner for Academic Achievement. As a senior, in 2004, he finished the season as the NCAA active career leader in average yardage per punt return, with 19.8 (22 punt returns for 432 yards). Even though he missed the last six games of regular season, as a senior, he was named honorable mention All-WAC as a safety and kick returner.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

He was signed by the Oakland Raiders in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. Carr's main contribution to the Raiders is as a kickoff and punt returner on special teams. He played in all 16 games in the 2005 NFL season for the Raiders, and had seven tackles, two assists and two pass deflections. As a kick returner, he ran 73 times for 1752 yards (an average of 24 per carry) with a long of 62 yards. As a punt returner, he ran 32 times for 186 yards (an average of 5.5) with a long of 34. He only gave up 2 fumbles.

His first touchdown came while playing as a cornerback, when he intercepted a pass by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown on October 29, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum. It was the second longest interception for a touchdown in Raiders history and helped seal an upset win over the defending Super Bowl champions.

In 2006, #23 became the Raiders all-time leader in kickoff returns with a total of 142 for 3,514 yards.

Tennessee Titans

Carr became a restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason. On March 29, the Titans signed Carr to a two-year, $2 million offer sheet. On April 5, the Raiders declined to match the offer after seven days and Carr became a member of the Titans.

Baltimore Ravens

Carr signed a two-year, $5 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens on March 18, 2009. In the 2009 season, Carr started off as primarily a returner, but injuries to Fabian Washington and Ladarius Webb made him a more prominent part of the defense. He finished the year strongly in his new role, recording career highs with 44 tackles and 2 interceptions. The year was capped off with an interception of Tom Brady in the playoffs when facing the New England Patriots.

At the start of training camp the following year, Dominique Foxworth suffered a tear to his ACL. With Washington and Webb still recovering from ACL tears of their own, Carr was upgraded to a starter in drills and the preseason alongside former Seattle Seahawk Josh Wilson. He began the season as a starter opposite the returning Washington. Through the first 12 games of the season, Carr has been used much less as a returner and much more on defense, having his best defensive year of his career. So far, In 2010, Carr set a career-high in tackles (67) and tied a previous career high set in 2009 with two INTs.^[1][2][3][4]

On July 30, 2011 the Baltimore Ravens re-signed Carr (4-year deal) as an unrestricted free agent, after losing Wilson to the Washington Redskins.

References

1. ^ Duffy, Mike. "Carr On The Ravens' Side," BaltimoreRavens.com, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
2. ^ Hensley, Jamison. "Carr bringing a lot of drive to Ravens," The Baltimore Sun, Thursday, March 19, 2009.
3. ^ Chris Carr | #25 | CB December 11, 2010
4. ^ Give Chris Carr Some Credit December 1, 2010

External links

• Baltimore Ravens bio
• Tennessee Titans bio
• Oakland Raiders bio