Carter O'Donnell

{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1998)}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Carter O'Donnell

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| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|23}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 305

| high_school = Lindsay Thurber {{nowrap|(Red Deer, Alberta)}}

| cis = Alberta (2016–2019)

| cfldraftyear = 2020

| cfldraftround = 3

| cfldraftpick = 22

| undraftedyear = 2020

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| status = Active

| statweek =

| statseason = 2023

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 5

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 3

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| pfr = ODonCa00

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Carter O'Donnell (born December 23, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2016 to 2019. He was one of two U Sports football players to be invited to the 2020 East–West Shrine Bowl, which is held in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/football/golden-bears-product-carter-odonnell-shines-in-spotlight-of-east-west-shrine-bowl|title=Golden Bears product Carter O'Donnell shines in spotlight of East-West Shrine Bowl.|publisher=Edmonton Sun|last=Moddejonge|first=Gerry|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417000454/https://edmontonsun.com/sports/football/golden-bears-product-carter-odonnell-shines-in-spotlight-of-east-west-shrine-bowl|url-status=dead}}

Professional career

=Pre-draft=

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 5 1/2

| weight = 313

| arm span = 32

| hand span = 10 1/8

| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Carter O'Connell College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1038233&DraftYear=2020 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}

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O'Donnell was ranked as the third best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2020 CFL Draft, and first by players in U Sports, at the end of the 2019 U Sports season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/04/20/gallimore-headlines-spring-edition-scouting-bureau/|title=Gallimore headlines spring edition of Scouting Bureau|publisher=Canadian Football League|date=April 20, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2020}} He was selected in the third round, 22nd overall, by the Montreal Alouettes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2020/|title = 2020 CFL Draft Archives}}

=Indianapolis Colts=

O'Donnell was not selected in the 2020 NFL draft, but officially signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts on April 29, 2020.{{cite web|title=Colts Sign 10 Undrafted Free Agents|url=https://www.colts.com/news/rodrigo-blankenship-kendall-coleman-2020-undrafted-free-agents-roster-moves|website=Colts.com|date=April 29, 2020}} He was waived on September 5, 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Colts Announce Final 2020 Roster Cuts|url=https://www.colts.com/news/chad-kelly-chase-mclaughlin-final-roster-cuts-2020-season|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=September 5, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: T Chaz Green Brought Back To Active Roster, DT Sheldon Day To IR, 14 Signed To Practice Squad|url=https://www.colts.com/news/chad-kelly-chaz-green-sheldon-day-roster-moves-practice-squad|website=Colts.com|date=September 6, 2020}} On January 10, 2021, O'Donnell signed a reserve/futures contract with the Colts.{{cite web|title=Colts Announce Two Extensions, 16 Reserve/Future Contracts|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-announce-two-extensions-16-reserve-future-contracts|website=Colts.com|date=January 10, 2021}}

On August 31, 2021, O'Donnell was waived by the Colts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.{{cite web|title=Colts Announce Final 2021 Roster Cuts|url=https://www.colts.com/news/final-camp-roster-cuts-brett-hundley-shawn-davis-demichael-harris-will-holden|website=Colts.com|date=August 31, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Colts Sign 15 Players To Practice Squad|url=https://www.colts.com/news/practice-squad-brett-hundley-deon-jackson-demichael-harris-tyler-vaughns|website=Colts.com|date=September 1, 2021}}

He signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2022.{{cite web|title=Colts Sign 14 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts|url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-reserve-future-contracts-james-morgan-keke-coutee-demichael-harris|website=Colts.com|date=January 10, 2022}} On August 2, 2022, O’Donnell was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|title=Colts Place WR John Hurst, G/T Carter O'Donnell On Injured Reserve, Sign C Alex Mollette |url=https://www.colts.com/news/carter-odonnell-john-hurst-injured-reserve-alex-mollette-signed |website=Colts.com|date=August 2, 2022}}

On March 15, 2023, O'Donnell signed a contract extension with the Colts.{{cite web|work=Colts.com|url=https://www.colts.com/news/carter-odonnell-free-agent-offensive-line-signed-2023-nfl-free-agency|title=Colts sign OL Carter O'Donnell to contract extension|date=March 15, 2023|accessdate=March 15, 2023|first=JJ|last=Stankevitz}} He was waived on August 30, 2023.{{cite web|title=Colts claim T-Ryan Hayes, DE-Isaiah Land and G-Josh Sills off waivers|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-claim-t-ryan-hayes-de-isaiah-land-and-g-josh-sills-off-waivers|website=Colts.com|date=August 30, 2023}}

=Arizona Cardinals=

On August 31, 2023, O'Donnell was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Move Myjai Sanders, Dennis Daley To IR|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-move-myjai-sanders-dennis-daley-to-ir|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 31, 2023}} He played five games for Arizona, starting three, in 2023.{{Cite web | title=Carter O'Donnell Stats Summary {{!}} NFL.com | url=https://www.nfl.com/players/Carter-O-Donnell/stats/ | access-date=2025-04-26 | website=www.nfl.com}} He was waived/injured on July 23, 2024.

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