Tank Carder

Ricky "Tank" Carder, Jr. (born January 18, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Carder played college football at TCU. He was a 2010 All-American selection by the American Football Coaches Association.

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.

In the 2011 Rose Bowl, Carder was named Defensive Player of the Game. He batted down a two point conversion pass late in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game.

He was selected in the 5th round, 147th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. On August 31, 2012 the Buffalo Bills released Carder. He signed with the Cleveland Browns on September 1, 2012.

Carder received the nickname "Tank" after weighing 33 pounds only 18 months after birth. When he was 10 years old, Carder was a BMX World Champion.

Controversy
On November 21, 2012, Carder sent a tweet calling another twitter user a “faggot,” leading to calls that he be fined and suspended. The tweet was in response to a tweet about Call of Duty made by a satirical comedy account. 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.” Carder has since deleted the tweets and apologized, claiming his tweets did not reflect his character.