William Carr (arena football)
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = William Carr
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| number = 97
| position = Defensive lineman, offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|01|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| high_school = Carter
(Dallas, Texas)
| college = Michigan
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 217
| pastteams =
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
- Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|1999}})
- Barcelona Dragons (2000)
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2000|2001}})*
- Georgia Force ({{AFL Year|2003}}–{{AFL Year|2004}})
- Grand Rapids Rampage ({{AFL Year|2005}})
- Orlando Predators (2005)
| pastcoaching =
- Arizona Western (2012–2013)
Defensive line coach - Michigan (2014–2015)
Assistant defensive line coach - Texas (2016)
Defensive analyst - Morgan State (2017)
Defensive line coach - Alabama A&M (2018)
Recruiting coordinator & defensive line coach - Morgan State (2019–2022)
Associate head coach, run game coordinator, & defensive line coach
| highlights =
- Second-team All-American (1996)
- First-team All-Big Ten (1996)
- Second-team All-Big Ten (1995)
| aflstatlabel1 = Tackles
| aflstatvalue1 = 46
| aflstatlabel2 = Sacks
| aflstatvalue2 = 8.5
| aflstatlabel3 = FF
| aflstatvalue3 = 2
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| afl = William_Carr-1931
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William Carr (born July 13, 1975) is a former Arena football defensive / offensive lineman. He played college football at Michigan. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 7th round (217th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft.
College career
Carr attended Michigan. While there he was named First-team All-Big Ten in 1996 as well as College and Professional Football News as a First-team All-American. He finished third on Michigan's career tackles-for-loss list.
=College statistics=
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| ! colspan="22" style="background: #00274c; border: 2px solid #ffcb05; color: #FFFFFF;" |{{center|Michigan career statistics}} | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Year | rowspan=2 | Team | rowspan=2 | Games | colspan=4 | Tackles | | Sacks | colspan=4 | Pass defense | colspan=2 | Fumbles | colspan=2 | Blocked | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL – Yds | No – Yds | Int – Yds | BU | PD | Qbh | Rcv – Yds | FF | Kick | Saf | ||
| 1993 | Michigan
| 4 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 1-7 || 1-7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Michigan
| 11 || 11 || 5 || 16 || 1-1 || 1-1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | Michigan
| 13 || 46 || 36 || 82 || 21-78 || 6-41 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Michigan
| 12 || 49 || 29 || 78 || 15-52 || 3-18 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Career | 40 | 109 | 71 | 180 | 38-138 | 11-67 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional career
Carr was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) in the 1997 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
In 1999, he joined the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL). While with the Predators, he recorded 13 tackles, four sacks, one pass break up, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal. In 2000, he joined the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. On April 26, 2003, Carr was signed by the Georgia Force.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/26/sports/transactions-436143.html |title=Transactions |website=The New York Times |date=April 26, 2003 |access-date=August 9, 2016}} While there he recorded two tackles, for the season. For 2004, he recorded 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Force. In 2005, he joined the Grand Rapids Rampage where he recorded nine tackles. In March, 2005, he was traded to the Predators in exchange for Cecil Caldwell.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/rampage-trade-carr-for-caldwell-and-future-considerations/n-3140138 |title=Rampage trade Carr for Caldwell and future considerations |website=OurSportsCentral.com |date=March 30, 2005 |access-date=August 9, 2016}} During his second and final stint with the Predators he recorded seven tackles and one sack.
=Career statistics=
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| ! colspan="22" style="background: #000080; border: 2px solid #E62020; color: #FFFFFF;" |{{center|AFL career statistics}} | ||||||||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Year | rowspan=2 | Team | rowspan=2 | Games | colspan=4 | Tackles | | Sacks | colspan=4 | Pass defense | colspan=2 | Fumbles | colspan=2 | Blocked | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Total | TFL | No | Int | BU | PD | Qbh | R | FF | Kick | Saf | ||
| 1999 | Orlando
| -- || 6 || 7 || 13 || -- || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || -- || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | Georgia
| -- || 0 || 2 || 2 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Georgia
| -- || 9 || 6 || 15 || -- || 3.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Grand Rapids
| -- || 2 || 7 || 9 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | Orlando
| -- || 4 || 3 || 7 || -- || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -- || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Career | -- | 21 | 25 | 46 | -- | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Coaching career
Carr became the defensive line coach at Arizona Western College in 2012, a position he held until 2013. After which he joined the coaching staff at Michigan under head coach Brady Hoke as a student assistant. He spent two seasons at Michigan. In February 2016, it was reported that Carr would be joining the Texas coaching staff.{{cite web |url=http://www.burntorangenation.com/2016/2/21/11084708/william-carr-texas-longhorns-defensive-analyst |title=Texas expected to hire Michigan's William Carr as defensive analyst |last=Ebert |first=Wescott |website=BurntOrangeNation.com |date=February 21, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2016}} He joined Texas as a Special Assistant/Analyst.{{cite web |url=http://www.texassports.com/sports/2014/3/20/FB_0320140213.aspx?id=505 |title=Staff: Graduate Assistants/Special Assistants |accessdate=August 9, 2016}}
Personal life
After he retired from playing football, Carr ran his on apparel company called Will-O.{{cite news |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2015/11/12/michigan-football-will-carr/75688144/ |title=U-M's Will Carr: Football life as a coach like 'heaven' |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=November 12, 2015 |access-date=August 9, 2016}} In 2014, Carr returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan to finish his degree in kinesiology.
References
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External links
- [https://morganstatebears.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/william-carr/1057 Morgan State Bears bio]
- [https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fballam/aacarrw.htm Bentley Historical Library (University of Michigan) bio]
- [https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/07/28/preds-carr-has-a-story-with-very-happy-ending/ Preds' Carr Has A Story With Very Happy Ending]
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