Cody Carlson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Cody Carlson

| image =

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| number = 14

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|5}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 202

| high_school = Winston Churchill {{nowrap|(San Antonio, Texas)}}

| college = Baylor

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 64

| pastteams =

• Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1987}}–{{NFL Year|1994}})

|highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1986)

| statlabel1 = TD–INT

| statvalue1 = 21–28

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 4,469

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 70.0

| pfr = CarlCo00

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Matthew Cody Carlson (born November 5, 1963) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight year career as a quarterback for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears was selected by the Houston Oilers in the third round of the 1987 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Carlson played for the Oilers from 1987 to 1994. His nickname while with the team was Commander Cody.[https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/07/sports/sports-of-the-times-carlson-was-no-star-and-no-moon.html Berkow, Ira] "Carlson Was No Star, and No Moon", The New York Times, January 7, 1991, page C3.