Dale Carter

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Dale Carter

| image =

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 21, 24, 34, 40

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|28|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Covington, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 194

| high_school = Newton (Covington)

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 20

| teams =

Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1998}})
Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2001}})
Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2001}})
New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2002}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2004}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})

| highlights =

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1992)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1995, 1996)
4× Pro Bowl (1994–1997)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1992)
Consensus All-American (1991)
Second-team All-American (1990)
2× First-team All-SEC (1990, 1991)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 24

| statlabel2 = INT return yards

| statvalue2 = 256

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = CartDa00

}}

Dale Lavelle Carter (born November 28, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft with the 20th overall pick. He played in the NFL for the Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Baltimore Ravens.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 0 1/2

| weight = 188

| bench = 7

| arm span = 32 5/8

| hand span = 8

| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://nflcombineresults.com/playerpage.php?i=24480 |title=Dale Carter, Combine Results, CB - Tennessee |website=nflcombineresults.com |access-date=October 19, 2022}}

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Carter was selected as a cornerback by the Chiefs in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft out of the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

In 1992, Carter was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. On Thanksgiving Day (November 23, 1995), Carter was ejected for kicking Michael Irvin of the Dallas Cowboys in a 24–12 loss at Texas Stadium.{{cite news|author=AP|title=Cowboys-Chiefs a Super Bowl to Savor |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1995-11-26-9511250195-story.html}}

After six seasons in Kansas City in which he shined on the field, but numerous off-the-field problems, Carter signed a four-year, $22.8 million contract with the Broncos in 1999, making him the NFL's highest-paid defensive back.{{cite news|author=AP |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/nfl.worst.free.agent.signings.all.time/content.16.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306075537/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0902/nfl.worst.free.agent.signings.all.time/content.16.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 6, 2009 |title=Dale Carter, 1999 - Denver Broncos, CB - Worst NFL Free Agent Signings |publisher=Sports Illustrated |access-date=December 19, 2010}} After a poor year, Carter was suspended for the entire 2000 season due to a fourth substance abuse violation before being released during the 2001 season. He then played for the Vikings, Saints, he missed the entire 2004 season due to a blood clot in his lung and then played for the Ravens before retiring after the 2005 season.

=NFL statistics=

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Interceptions	Interception Return Yards	Yards per Interception Returns	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
class="wikitable"
1992	KC	16	55	39	16	0.0	0	2	7	65	9	36	1	0
1993	KC	15	47	43	4	0.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	11
1994	KC	16	79	76	3	0.0	2	0	2	24	12	24	0	11
1995	KC	16	52	47	5	0.0	0	1	4	45	11	29	0	17
1996	KC	14	50	41	9	0.0	1	1	3	17	6	17	0	18
1997	KC	16	56	49	7	0.0	0	0	2	9	5	9	0	7
1998	KC	11	38	30	8	0.0	1	0	2	23	12	23	0	5
1999	DEN	14	72	54	18	0.0	0	0	2	48	24	34	0	12
2001	MIN	9	33	24	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2002	NO	7	30	26	4	0.0	0	0	1	25	25	25	0	8
2003	NO	8	24	22	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	BAL	15	25	22	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	Total	157	506	434	72	1.0	6	2	24	256	11	36	1	96

{{cite web|title=Dale Carter Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/287/dale-carter|publisher=ESPN|access-date=February 26, 2014}}

Personal life

Carter is the brother of Jake Reed, a former NFL wide receiver who played most notably for the Minnesota Vikings.{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: NFL - Vikings to reunite brothers Carter, Jake Reed |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1275082.html |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=www.espn.com}} They were teammates on the Vikings in the 2001 NFL season.

His son is former NFL safety/cornerback Nigel Warrior, and his nephew, Jake's son, is CFL/former NFL safety J.R. Reed.{{Cite web |last=Calhoun |first=Caleb |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Tennessee football: Vols S Nigel Warrior signs with Baltimore Ravens |url=https://allfortennessee.com/2020/04/25/tennessee-football-nigel-warrior-ravens/ |access-date=July 11, 2021 |website=All For Tennessee}}

References

{{1991 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}

Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Covington, Georgia

Category:Players of American football from Newton County, Georgia

Category:American football cornerbacks

Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players

Category:All-American college football players

Category:Kansas City Chiefs players

Category:Denver Broncos players

Category:Minnesota Vikings players

Category:New Orleans Saints players

Category:Baltimore Ravens players

Category:NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners

Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players