Austin Carr (American football)
| No. 80 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: |
December 25, 1993 Benicia, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Benicia (Benicia, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Northwestern | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018 | |||||||||
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Austin Durant Mozée Carr (born December 25, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern.
Personal life
In November of 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.[3]
College career
A former walk-on at Northwestern University,[4] Carr earned a scholarship and became a starter in his junior year.[5] In his senior year in 2016, Carr led the Big Ten Conference in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.[6] 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.[7]
Professional career
New England Patriots
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Carr signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[8][9] 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.[10]
New Orleans Saints
On September 3, 2017, Carr was claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Saints.[11] He was active for two games during his rookie season.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Carr named Sports Illustrated Second Team All-American".
- ↑ KAHLER, KALYN (2 February 2018). "At the Super Bowl, a Saints Rookie Meets the Man Whose Life He Saved". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "NU adds nine walkons". www.northwestern.rivals.com. Yahoo!. June 14, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ↑ Teddy Greenstein (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". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Northwestern receiver Austin Carr signs with Patriots as Undrafted Free Agent". CSN Chicago. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Patriots reach 53-man limit". Patriots.com. September 2, 2017.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 5, 2017.