Tank Carder
Linebacker, American football player
1989 –
Who is Tank Carder?
Tank Carder 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 MVP of the Game. He batted down a two-point conversion pass late in the fourth quarter that would have tied the game to go into overtime but secured the win for TCU with a final score of 19-21.
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.
When he was 10 years old, Carder was a BMX World Champion.
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1989
Sweeny - Also known as
- Ricky Carder, Jr.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Texas Christian University
- Lived in
- Sweeny
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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