Austin Carr (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 25, 1993 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Benicia (Benicia, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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Austin Durant Mozée Carr (born December 25, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. He played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints.
College career
[edit]A former walk-on at Northwestern University,[2] Carr earned a scholarship and became a starter in his junior year.[3] In his senior year in 2016, Carr led the Big Ten Conference in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.[4] Following the 2016 season, Carr was named the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year and was named First-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.[5] Carr was a team captain for Northwestern in 2016.[6]
College statistics
[edit]| Northwestern Wildcats | |||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Receiving | |||||||||
| GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
| 2012 | Redshirt 
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 302 | 18.9 | 2 | |||||
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | 90 | 1,247 | 13.9 | 12 | |||||
| Career[7] | 37 | 24 | 113 | 1,649 | 14.6 | 14 | |||||
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
4.62 s | 1.60 s | 2.62 s | 4.07 s | 6.70 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
16 reps | |||
| All values from Northwestern’s Pro Day.[8] | ||||||||||||
New England Patriots
[edit]On April 30, 2017, the New England Patriots signed Carr as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $7,000.[9][10][11]
Carr shined in the preseason, recording 14 catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the four games. Despite a strong training camp and preseason, Carr was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2017.[12]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]On September 3, 2017, Carr was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[13] He was active for two games during his rookie season but did not catch any passes.
In 2018, Carr played in 14 games, recording nine catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns.[14]
On November 22, 2019, Carr was placed on injured reserve.[15]
On May 7, 2020, Carr re-signed with the Saints.[16] He was waived on September 5, 2020,[17] and signed to the practice squad two days later.[18] He was elevated to the active roster on October 12, October 24, October 31, and November 28 for the team's weeks 5, 7, 8, and 12 games against the Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[19][20][21][22] He was signed to the active roster on December 24, 2020.[23] Carr was waived by the Saints on January 11, 2021,[24] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[25] He was released on January 16.[29]
Personal life
[edit]Carr is a Christian.[30] Carr is married to Erica Carr. They have two sons together.[31]
In November 2015, after registering with Be The Match two and a half years earlier, Carr was contacted that he may be a potential match to donate peripheral blood stem cells. Through a five-hour procedure, he was able to donate his stem cells via a blood transfusion, which ultimately saved the life of the recipient, a retired locomotive engineer for the Union-Pacific railroad who had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.[32]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carr named Sports Illustrated Second-team All-American". Northwestern Wildcats Athletics. December 8, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "NU adds nine walkons". www.northwestern.rivals.com. Yahoo!. June 14, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ Greenstein, Teddy (September 19, 2016). "Northwestern receiver Austin Carr is a beast in more ways than one". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Big Ten Football Statistics". Archived from the original on September 29, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ Ian McCafferty (August 26, 2016). "Northwestern announces Austin Carr, Connor Mahoney, Matt Harris and Anthony Walker as captains". www.insidenu.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ "Austin Carr College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Carr, DS #48 WR, Northwestern". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ "Northwestern receiver Austin Carr signs with Patriots as Undrafted Free Agent". CSN Chicago. April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Austin Carr contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- ^ "Austin Carr 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Saints make a series of transactions, send wide receiver Austin Carr to reserve/injured list". NOLA.com. November 22, 2019.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with WR Austin Carr on one-year contract". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 7, 2020.
- ^ "Saints announce 53-man roster reductions for 2020". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ Sigler, John (September 7, 2020). "Austin Carr re-signs with the Saints practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Just, Amie (October 12, 2020). "Saints sign CB Ken Crawley to active roster, release DE Margus Hunt, see other moves". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Just, Amie (October 24, 2020). "Saints to use Austin Carr, Juwan Johnson as COVID-19 replacements, activate Will Clapp too for game vs. Panthers". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Just, Amie (October 31, 2020). "Saints sign WR Tommylee Lewis to 53-man roster, elevate 3 practice squad players for Bears game". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 24, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ Sigler, John (January 12, 2021). "Saints activate D.J. Swearinger, shuffle practice squad for playoffs". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Just, Amie (January 13, 2021). "Saints shuffle practice squad roster, release veterans K Blair Walsh, LS John Denney". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron [@AaronWilson_NFL] (January 16, 2021). "Cody Conway visiting Packers" (Tweet). Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Terrell, Katherine [@Kat_Terrell] (January 25, 2021). "On the transaction wire today: The contracts of John Denny, Tommylee Lewis, Cameron Tom and Blair Walsh expired, essentially meaning the Saints did not sign them to reserve/futures deals from the practice squad. Doesn't mean they can't or won't end up in New Orleans though" (Tweet). Retrieved February 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ The Saints erroneously announced Tommylee Lewis' release from the practice squad on January 16, 2021.[26] The NFL's transactions wire on that day listed Carr as the wide receiver released from the team instead.[27] Lewis' practice squad contract instead expired on January 25.[28]
- ^ Carr, Austin. "Austin Carr announces retirement from NFL: 'It's always right to put our total trust in Jesus Christ'". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ DeShazier, John. "Austin Carr re-signs with New Orleans Saints to complete hectic five-week stretch". Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ Kahler, Kalyn (February 2, 2018). "At the Super Bowl, a Saints Rookie Meets the Man Whose Life He Saved". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 20, 2018.