Dale Carter

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Dale Carter

No. 21, 24, 34, 40
Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969
Place of birth: Covington, Georgia
Career information
College: Tennessee
NFL Draft: 1992 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Kansas City Chiefs ( 1992– 1998) Denver Broncos ( 1999– 2000) Minnesota Vikings ( 2001) New Orleans Saints ( 2002– 2003) Baltimore Ravens ( 2004– 2005)
Career highlights and awards
* 4× Pro Bowl (1994–1997) 2× All-Pro (1995, 1996) UPI Second Team All-AFC (1994) First Team All-Conference - Pro Football Weekly (1997) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1992) Consensus All-American (1991)
Interceptions	24
INT return yards	256
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Dale Lavelle Carter (born November 28, 1969) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, and Baltimore Ravens.

Professional career

Carter was drafted as a cornerback by the Chiefs in the 1992 NFL Draft out of the University of Tennessee.

In 1992, Carter was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

After six seasons in Kansas City in which he shined on the field, but had numerous off-the-field problems, Carter signed a four-year, $22.8 million-dollar contract with the Broncos in 1999, making him the NFL's highest-paid defensive back. After a poor year, Carter was suspended for the entire 2000 season due to a fourth substance abuse violation before being released during the 2001 season. He then played for the Vikings, Saints, he missed the entire 2004 season due to a blood clot in his lung and then played for the Ravens before retiring after the 2005 season.

NFL statistics

Year	Team	Games	Combined Tackles	Tackles	Assisted Tackles	Sacks	Forced Fumbles	Fumble Recoveries	Fumble Recovery Yards	Interceptions	Interception Return Yards	Yards per Interception Returns	Longest Interception Return	Interceptions Returned for Touchdown	Passes Defended
1992	KC	16	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	7	65	9	36	1	0
1993	KC	15	47	43	4	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11
1994	KC	16	79	76	3	0.0	2	0	0	2	24	12	24	0	11
1995	KC	16	52	47	5	0.0	0	1	0	4	45	11	29	0	17
1996	KC	14	50	41	9	0.0	1	1	0	3	17	6	17	0	18
1997	KC	16	56	49	7	0.0	0	0	0	2	9	5	9	0	7
1998	KC	11	38	30	8	0.0	1	0	0	2	23	12	23	0	5
1999	DEN	14	72	54	18	0.0	0	0	0	2	48	24	34	0	12
2001	MIN	9	33	24	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2002	NO	7	30	26	4	0.0	0	0	0	1	25	25	25	0	8
2003	NO	8	24	22	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2005	BAL	15	25	22	3	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	Total	157	506	434	72	1.0	6	2	0	24	256	11	36	1	96

References

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