Tank Carder
{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tank Carder
| image = Tank Carder.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Carder with the Cleveland Browns in 2015
| current_team =
| number = 94, 59
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|01|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Sweeny, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = Sweeny
| college = TCU
| draftyear = 2012
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 147
| pastteams =
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2012}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2012|2017}})
| status =
| highlights =
- First-team All-American (2010)
- Third-team All-American (2011)
- 2× MW Defensive Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
- 2× First-team All-MW (2010, 2011)
- Second-team All-MW (2009)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 53
| pfr = CardTa00
}}
Ricky "Tank" Carder Jr.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/sports/ncaafootball/04tcu.html |work=The New York Times |first=Thayer |last=Evans |title=From Broken Boy to T.C.U. Tackler |date=January 4, 2010}} (born January 18, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). Carder played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. He was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=205038263 |title=Oregon's James Headlines 2010 FBS Coaches' All-America Team |work=AFCA |date=November 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130234321/http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=205038263 |archive-date=November 30, 2010 }}
Early life
When he was 10 years old, Carder was a BMX World Champion. Battled back from a life-threatening injury at age 13, when he sustained a broken back, broken ribs, a punctured diaphragm and punctured lung after being thrown from a vehicle, which then rolled over him.{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bills-nfl/article833346.ece |title=Storied past just part of Carder's tale |publisher=Buffalo News |date=April 29, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2012}}
Carder attended Sweeny High School in Texas, where he accounted for 1,200 yards of offense and 116 tackles on defense in his senior year. He was regarded as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Tank-Carder-60708 |title=Tank Carder Recruiting Profile |work=Rivals.com |date=}}
College career
Four-year letterman at Texas Christian University, where he was named a two-time Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2010, 2011).
In the 2011 Rose Bowl, Carder was named Defensive MVP of the Game. He batted down a two-point conversion pass late in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game to go into overtime but secured the win for TCU with a final score of 21–19.{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/tank-carder-seals-tcu-rose-bowl-win-with-clutch-play-010111 |title=Carder comes up clutch |publisher=FOX Sports on MSN |date=January 1, 2011 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}
Professional career
=Buffalo Bills=
Carder was selected in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2012 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite web |title=2012 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2012/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web |work=CBSLocal.com |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/tcu-lb-tank-carder-drafted-by-buffalo-bills/ |title=TCU LB Tank Carder Drafted By Buffalo Bills |date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=July 10, 2014}} On August 31, 2012, the Bills released Carder for final roster cuts.
=Cleveland Browns=
Carder was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns on September 4, 2012.{{cite web |work=BuckEyeStateSports.com |url=http://www.buckeyestatesports.com/cleveland-browns-waiver-pickup-tank-carder-could-play-big-role-early-in-season/ |title=Cleveland Browns Waiver Pickup Tank Carder Could Play Big Role Early in Season |first=Sam |last=Ingro |date=September 4, 2012 |access-date=July 10, 2014}} He has played in 30 career games, with two starts at linebacker, and is a primary contributor on special teams.
The Browns re-signed Carder on March 7, 2016.{{cite web |work=ClevelandBrowns.com |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-re-sign-LB-Tank-Carder-sign-DL-Jamie-Meder-RB-Raheem-Mostert/f71a94af-23f4-43c7-bf98-bc701ad7dde5 |title=Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder; sign DL Jamie Meder, RB Raheem Mostert |date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616233540/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-re-sign-LB-Tank-Carder-sign-DL-Jamie-Meder-RB-Raheem-Mostert/f71a94af-23f4-43c7-bf98-bc701ad7dde5 |access-date=April 10, 2016|archive-date=June 16, 2017 }}{{cite news |work=NBCSports.com |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/07/browns-tender-terrelle-pryor-three-other-restricted-free-agents/ |title=Browns tender Terrelle Pryor, three other restricted free agents |first=Josh |last=Alper |date=March 7, 2016 |access-date=March 16, 2016}}
In the second preseason game of 2017, Carder suffered a torn ACL and was ruled out for the season.{{cite web|title=Browns veteran LB Tank Carder out for season|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-veteran-lb-tank-carder-out-for-season-19238437|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 22, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Browns place LB Tank Carder, OL Matt McCants on IR; waive DB Justin Currie|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-place-lb-tank-carder-ol-matt-mccants-on-ir-waive-db-justin-curri-19242157|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=August 23, 2017}}
On March 26, 2018, Carder re-signed with the Browns.{{cite web|title=Browns re-sign LB Tank Carder|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-re-sign-lb-tank-carder-20488006|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=March 26, 2018}} He was released by the Browns on June 5, 2018.{{cite news |title=Browns sign LB Mychal Kendricks |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-lb-mychal-kendricks-20708763 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com |date=June 5, 2018}}
Twitter Controversy
On November 21, 2012, Carder sent a tweet calling another Twitter user a “faggot,”{{cite web |last=Zeigler |first=Cyd |title=Cleveland Browns linebacker Tank Carder Tweets 'faggot,' doesn't agree with being gay |url=http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/11/26/cleveland-browns-linebacker-tank-carder-tweets-faggot-doesnt-agree-with-being-gay/ |work=OutSports.com |publisher=Vox Media, Inc. |access-date=November 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127165730/http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/11/26/cleveland-browns-linebacker-tank-carder-tweets-faggot-doesnt-agree-with-being-gay/ |archive-date=November 27, 2012 }} leading to calls that he be fined and suspended.{{cite web |last=Zeigler |first=Cyd |title=Tank Carder thinks you're an idiot, issues non-apology |url=http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/11/26/tank-carder-thinks-youre-an-idiot-issues-non-apology/ |work=Outsports.com |publisher=Vox Media, Inc. |access-date=November 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201083835/http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/11/26/tank-carder-thinks-youre-an-idiot-issues-non-apology/ |archive-date=December 1, 2012 }} The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account.{{cite web |last=Newell |first=Sean |title=Browns Linebacker Tank Carder Follows Awful Comedy Accounts On Twitter, Tells One "Your A Faggot" When He Misses The Joke |url=http://deadspin.com/5963057/browns-linebacker-tank-carder-follows-awful-comedy-accounts-on-twitter-tells-one-your-a-faggot-when-he-misses-the-joke |work=Deadspin.com |publisher=Gawker Media |access-date=November 27, 2012}} Carder stood by his statements, tweeting “I don’t agree with being gay or lesbian at all, but saying faggot doesn’t make me a homophobe, it’s just a word.”{{cite web |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester |title=Cleveland Browns Linebacker Tweets F-Bomb Doesn't "Agree" With Being Gay |url=http://www.queerty.com/tank-carder-tweets-faggot-doesnt-agree-with-being-gay-20121127/ |work=Queerty.com |publisher=Queerty, Inc.}} Carder has since deleted the tweets{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael David |title=Browns' Tank Carder apologizes for using homophobic slur |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/26/browns-tank-carder-apologizes-for-using-homophobic-slur/ |work=nbcsports.com |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=November 27, 2012}} and apologized, claiming his tweets did not reflect his character.{{cite news |last=Reed |first=Tom |title=Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti-gay remark on Twitter |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2012/11/cleveland_browns_rookie_apolog.html |access-date=November 27, 2012 |newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer |date=November 26, 2012}} The NFL did not impose any suspensions or fines.
References
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External links
- {{Football stats |nfl=2533029 |espn=15014 |pfr=C/CardTa00}}
- [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/roster/Tank-Carder/2cebd8ad-707f-48b4-bf4c-08952f3ba3ef Cleveland Browns bio]
- [http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/tank-carder?id=2533029 NFL Combine bio]
- [http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carder_tank00.html TCU Horned Frogs bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524014832/http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/carder_tank00.html |date=May 24, 2012 }}
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Category:Players of American football from Brazoria County, Texas
Category:American football linebackers
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