Tyrone Carter
| Pittsburgh Steelers — No. 23 | |
| Date of Birth: March 31 1976 | |
Place of Birth: Pompano Beach, Florida  |
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| National Football League Debut | |
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| 2000 for the Minnesota Vikings | |
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| College: Minnesota | |
| NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 118 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Tyrone Carter (born March 31, 1976 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets.
High school
At Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Carter was named
Miami Sun-Sentinel All-County defensive first-team choice as a senior
and he also received Miami Herald All-County offensive first team honors as a
College
Carter attended the University of Minnesota. He won the 1999 Jim Thorpe Award for best defensive back in college football.
Professional
Tyrone Carter was drafted in the 4th round (122nd overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Minnesota by the Minnesota Vikings. On June 30, 2000, he signed a 3-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings. He had 40 tackles that year. He played 3 seasons with the Vikings. On April 14, 2003, Carter signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New York Jets, where he played for only one season and recorded career highs in tackles (88) and interceptions (2). On March 1, 2004, he was cut along with longtime Jet linebacker Mo Lewis and safety Sam Garnes in order to free up salary cap space. Ten days later on March 11, 2004, he agreed to terms with his former team the Minnesota Vikings. On September 5, 2004, Tyrone was placed on the Vikings injured reserve, after spraining his knee during the second preseason game, and was expected to be out until October. On September 18, he was taken off the IR and released. On October 20, 2004, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played in 9 games, recording seven tackles. On February 23, 2005, he declared free agency, but on April 5, 2005, he re-signed as an unrestricted free agent to a 2-year contract. Carter is known as a vocal player who has had only moderate success on the playing field.
Tank Carter's Arrest
Tyrone's brother, Tank Carter, was arrested in February of 2006. Tank Carter was scheduled to start serving a prison sentence in late January, but instead attended the Super Bowl XL with tickets his brother gave him. The original sentence was scheduled to be 6 months, after failing to show up, his sentence was extended to 5 years. It was reported that when interviewed about this incident that if he could make that decision again, he would have gone to the Super Bowl again.
External links
| Preceded by Antoine Winfield |
Jim Thorpe Award
Winners 1999 |
Succeeded by Jamar Fletcher |
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