Michael Carter (Canadian football)
{{Short description|Canadian football player (born 1986)}}
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{{Infobox CFL player
| name = Michael Carter
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|28}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Ontario
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| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| college = Maryland
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| CFLDraftedYear = 2011
| CFLDraftedRound = 3
| CFLDraftedPick = 19
| CFLDraftedTeam = BC Lions
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| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team1 = BC Lions*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2014}}
| playing_team3 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2015}}
| playing_team4 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2015}}
| playing_team5 = Edmonton Eskimos*
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team6 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team7 = Montreal Alouettes
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| CFL = michael-carter/170209/
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Michael Carter (born April 28, 1986) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He played in seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Carter played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.
Professional career
Carter was drafted 19th overall by the BC Lions in the 2011 CFL Draft, but was released after training camp. He subsequently signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 27, 2011.http://www.ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-four Tiger-Cats add four Carter was released near the end of the 2011 CFL season on October 26, 2011.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/support-signing-ticats-land-rb-porter |title=Support signing: Ticats land RB Porter | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230512/http://www.cfl.ca/article/support-signing-ticats-land-rb-porter |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }} It was announced that Carter had signed with the Montreal Alouettes on January 27, 2011.{{Cite web |url=http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/ric-deslauriers-13-others-sign-on-with-the-als |title=Éric Deslauriers and 13 others sign on with the Als |access-date=2012-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226055623/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/ric-deslauriers-13-others-sign-on-with-the-als |archive-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead }} After a three-year stint with the Alouettes, he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 25, 2015.[http://www.riderville.com/article/riders-sign-trio-of-canadians Riders sign trio of Canadians] He played for half a season for the Roughriders prior to being released on August 15, 2015. On September 15, 2015, Carter signed with the Edmonton Eskimos as a free agent and was added to their practice roster. He was later released by the Eskimos on November 30, 2015. On August 17, 2016, Carter was signed by the Toronto Argonauts. After one season with the Argonauts, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes. He was released by the Alouettes on May 2, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2018/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=April 4, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.argonauts.ca/players/michael-carter-2/170209/ Toronto Argonauts profile]
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Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Maryland Terrapins football players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players