Cory Carter Explained

Cory Carter
Number:2, 7, 8
Position:Punter
Birth Date:5 March 1994
Birth Place:Raymond, Mississippi
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:200
High School:Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College:Texas Southern
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:

Cory Carter (born March 5, 1994) is a former American football punter. He played college football at Texas Southern.

Professional career

Houston Texans

On January 2, 2017, Carter signed a reserve/future contract with the Houston Texans.[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[2]

Buffalo Bills

On December 5, 2017, Carter was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.[4] Carter entered the 2018 preseason competing with veteran Colton Schmidt. In the second preseason game, Carter suffered a knee injury after being hit following a punt.[5] He was diagnosed with a torn ACL the following day and was then placed on injured reserve.[6]

On August 26, 2019, Carter was released by the Bills.[7]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Carter signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on March 9, 2020.[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texans add Carter to reserve/future contract. HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2017. August 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826112939/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-add-Carter-to-reservefuture-contract/b7cfe19f-3352-4938-b22b-8edfe46722b5. August 26, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster. HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108032629/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110. January 8, 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Lawson & Matthews to I-R; Bills elevate Capi & Reilly to active roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20171208065411/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Lawson--Matthews-to-I-R-Bills-elevate-Capi--Reilly-to-active-roster/3f98d683-ecce-4c64-a7ef-238bd48cb008. dead. December 8, 2017. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. December 5, 2017.
  4. Web site: Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts. Brown, Chris. BuffaloBills.com. January 8, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180111202514/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83. January 11, 2018.
  5. Web site: Bills' Cory Carter: Gets hit after punt, leaves game. CBSSports.com. August 17, 2018.
  6. Web site: Bills' Cory Carter: Suffers torn ACL. CBSSports.com. August 18, 2018.
  7. Web site: Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland. BuffaloBills.com. August 26, 2019.
  8. Web site: XFL Transactions . XFL.com . March 9, 2020.
  9. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.

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