| №: 7 Calgary Stampeders | |
 Dwaine Carpenter and Shannon James. |
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| Date of birth: | November 4, 1976 |
| Place of birth: | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
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| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | LB |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 7 |
| College: | North Carolina A&T |
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2002 2003–2005 2005–2006 2007–present |
Buffalo Destroyers San Francisco 49ers St. Louis Rams Calgary Stampeders |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Dwaine L. Carpenter (born November 4, 1976, in Pinehurst, North Carolina) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as a street free agent by the Buffalo Destroyers in 2002. He played college football for the North Carolina A&T Aggies.
Carpenter has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams.
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Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
On May 29, 2003, Carpenter signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[1] Carpenter made his first career start on December 28 when starting free safety Zack Bronson suffered a neck injury.[1] Throughout the 2004 season, Carpenter competed with Ronnie Heard and Keith Lewis for the final starting safety job with the 49ers.[1] But after suffering a knee injury, Carpenter lost out on the competition.[1] However after Jimmy Williams and Shawntae Spencer went down with injuries, Carpenter was named one of two starting cornerbacks on November 21.[1] He remained the starter for the rest of the season before going down with a back injury in week 16.[1] In 2005, his third with the 49ers, Carpenter was named the starting free safety.[2] On August 20, 2005, the 49ers dealt with the loss of offensive guard Thomas Herrion, Carpenter was one of the only 49ers to speak right after the death saying:
It looked like a seizure, but he didn't move at all anymore. He was just laying there.
[3] After suffering from thigh and foot injuries during training camp, Carpenter was released on September 19.[1] Over his two and half seasons with the 49ers, Carpenter tallied 82 tackles and one interception.[4]
St. Louis Rams
Two months after receiving a workout from the Carolina Panthers on October 25, 2005, Carpenter was signed by the St. Louis Rams on December 28, 2005.[1] In St. Louis, Carpenter received little playing time only appearing in 10 games and recording six tackles.[4]
Calgary Stampeders
Carpenter signed with the Calgary Stampeders on July 13, 2007.[5] He played his first game with Calgary, against Toronto on July 21. His first CFL tackle came on Kamau Peterson on August 8.[5] He had a career high six tackles, in three different games.[5] In the 2007 CFL West semifinal game, Carpenter intercepted quarterback Kerry Joseph for his first interception in the CFL.[5]
In 2008, Carpenter appeared in all eighteen games and made 12 starts at outside linebacker.[5] Carpenter had 35 tackles, with 17 coming on special teams.[5] His first career CFL sack, came against Toronto on September 30.[5] In the Grey Cup game against the Montreal Alouettes, Carpenter had four tackles.[5]
After the 2008 season, Carpenter became a free agent but was re-signed on April 20.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Dwaine Carpenter player news". KFFL. http://www.kffl.com/player/7880/nfl/news. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ "Official Site". http://www.dwainecarpenter.com/Dwaine%20Carpenter%20Home.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Farmar, Sam (August 22, 2005). "49ers mourn sudden death of lineman". The Los Angeles Times. http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2005/08/22/49ers_mourn_sudden_death_of_lineman/. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b "NFL.com bio". National Football League. http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=CAR298059. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Calgary Stampeders bio". Calgary Stampeders. http://www.stampeders.com/team/player_roster/career/?id=58. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ "CARPENTER BACK WITH STAMPS". Calgary Stampeders. April 20, 2009. http://www.stampeders.com/news_blogs/news/?id=2900. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
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