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The Steelers re-signed Carter on March 27, 2007 to a 3 year, 2.5 million dollar contract, which included a $280,000 signing bonus. After playing the [[Denver Broncos]] in week 7, starting safety [[Ryan Clark]] suffered a life threatening illness in which Clark had to have his spleen and gall bladder removed. Tyrone Carter stepped in to replace Clark for the remainder of the season, starting 5 games in his absence. |
The Steelers re-signed Carter on March 27, 2007 to a 3 year, 2.5 million dollar contract, which included a $280,000 signing bonus. After playing the [[Denver Broncos]] in week 7, starting safety [[Ryan Clark]] suffered a life threatening illness in which Clark had to have his spleen and gall bladder removed. Tyrone Carter stepped in to replace Clark for the remainder of the season, starting 5 games in his absence. |
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The 2008 season saw Carter appear in all 16 regular season games for the fourth straight season. He |
The 2008 season saw Carter appear in all 16 regular season games for the fourth straight season. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in week 17 against Cleveland, in a game in which he had 4 tackles, 2 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and 1 touchdown. In [[Super Bowl XLIII]] Carter recorded two solo tackles and earned his second Super Bowl ring. |
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Carter entered 2009 as the third safety on the Steelers depth chart behind [[Troy Polamalu]] and Ryan Clark. When Polamalu was injured in the first game of the season against Tennessee, Carter replaced him in the starting lineup over the next four games. When the Steelers returned to Denver for the first time since Ryan Clark's injury, Coach Tomlin decided to deactive Clark as a precaution and Carter started in his place. In this game, Tyrone had two interceptions, returning the first interception 48 yards for a touchdown. His second interception came with less than a minute to play and sealed the victory for the Steelers. Ryan Clark, who traveled with the team and was watching the game from the sideline in street clothes, met Carter on the field to celebrate. Tyrone Carter was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort. |
Carter entered 2009 as the third safety on the Steelers depth chart behind [[Troy Polamalu]] and Ryan Clark. When Polamalu was injured in the first game of the season against Tennessee, Carter replaced him in the starting lineup over the next four games. When the Steelers returned to Denver for the first time since Ryan Clark's injury, Coach Tomlin decided to deactive Clark as a precaution and Carter started in his place. In this game, Tyrone had two interceptions, returning the first interception 48 yards for a touchdown. His second interception came with less than a minute to play and sealed the victory for the Steelers. Ryan Clark, who traveled with the team and was watching the game from the sideline in street clothes, met Carter on the field to celebrate. Tyrone Carter was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort. |
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| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 4 / pick: 118 |
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Tyrone "Chowder" Carter (born March 31, 1976 in Pompano Beach, Florida) is an American football defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets.
High school
At Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Carter was named Miami Sun-Sentinel All-County defensive first-team choice as a senior and he also received Miami Herald All-County offensive first team honors as a running back, gaining 1,349 yards and scoring 23 touchdowns his senior year.
College
Tyrone Carter attended the University of Minnesota where he majored in sociology. He was an All-American in 1998 and in 1999, as well as winning the 1999 Jim Thorpe Award for best defensive back in college football, and was a finalist for the 1999 Bronko Nagurski Trophy which is given to the premier defensive player in the country. He also earned the Carl Eller Award twice, which is given to the Gophers defensive player of the year. In 1998, Carter was named first team All Big Ten conference by both the coaches and the media. During his football career at Minnesota, he recorded 584 tackles (414 solo), which are both NCAA divison 1-A records.
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Tyrone Carter was drafted in the 4th round (122nd overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft out of the University of Minnesota by the Minnesota Vikings. On June 30, 2000, he signed a 3-year contract with the Vikings and had 40 tackles in his rookie year. He played 3 seasons with the Vikings and would return to the team later in his career when on March 11, 2004 he agreed to terms with his former team. However, on September 5, 2004, Carter was placed on the Vikings injured reserve list after spraining his knee during the second preseason game, and was expected to be out until October. On September 18, he was taken off the IR and released.
New York Jets
On April 14, 2003, Carter signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New York Jets, where he played for only one season and recorded career highs in tackles (88) and interceptions (2). On March 1, 2004, he was cut along with longtime Jet linebacker Mo Lewis and safety Sam Garnes in order to free up salary cap space.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On October 20, 2004, he signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played in 9 games, recording seven tackles. On February 23, 2005, he declared free agency, but on April 5, 2005, he re-signed as an unrestricted free agent to a 2-year contract.
In 2005, Carter appeared in all 20 games (16 regular season, 4 postseason) for the world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. He recorded 3 tackles and a pass defensed in Super Bowl XL.
The Steelers re-signed Carter on March 27, 2007 to a 3 year, 2.5 million dollar contract, which included a $280,000 signing bonus. After playing the Denver Broncos in week 7, starting safety Ryan Clark suffered a life threatening illness in which Clark had to have his spleen and gall bladder removed. Tyrone Carter stepped in to replace Clark for the remainder of the season, starting 5 games in his absence.
The 2008 season saw Carter appear in all 16 regular season games for the fourth straight season. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in week 17 against Cleveland, in a game in which he had 4 tackles, 2 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and 1 touchdown. In Super Bowl XLIII Carter recorded two solo tackles and earned his second Super Bowl ring.
Carter entered 2009 as the third safety on the Steelers depth chart behind Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark. When Polamalu was injured in the first game of the season against Tennessee, Carter replaced him in the starting lineup over the next four games. When the Steelers returned to Denver for the first time since Ryan Clark's injury, Coach Tomlin decided to deactive Clark as a precaution and Carter started in his place. In this game, Tyrone had two interceptions, returning the first interception 48 yards for a touchdown. His second interception came with less than a minute to play and sealed the victory for the Steelers. Ryan Clark, who traveled with the team and was watching the game from the sideline in street clothes, met Carter on the field to celebrate. Tyrone Carter was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort.
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Tackles | Interceptions | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PDef | INT | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lg | TD |
| 2000 | MIN | 15 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 17 | 389 | 22.9 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | 15 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2002 | MIN | 16 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 350 | 20.6 | 34 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYJ | 16 | 88 | 64 | 24 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004 | PIT | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005 | PIT | 16 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | PIT | 16 | 43 | 31 | 12 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | PIT | 16 | 57 | 41 | 16 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | PIT | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 32T | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | PIT | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 48T | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total | 10 seasons | 143 | 407 | 320 | 87 | 5.5 | 29 | 9 | 170 | 2 | 48T | 35 | 755 | 21.6 | 38 | 0 |
Personal
Carter and his wife April have four children, three sons, Tyrone, Jr. , Tyron , Tristan and one daughter, Tyra[1].
His brother, Tank Carter, was sentenced to five years in prison for not appearing at court for a charge of driving with a revoked license. Rather than report to prison on January 6th, 2006, where he was to serve a 6 month prison sentence, he instead traveled to watch his brother play 3 road playoff games and then in Super Bowl XL. Tank had originally been scheduled to report to jail on December 8th, 2005, but Circuit Judge Stanton S. Kaplan allowed him an extra month to spend the holidays with his family and children. When he finally turned himself in on February 13th, one week after Super Bowl XL, the judge added 54 months to his original 6 month sentence.[2]