1. Duron Christopher Carter was born on March 22,1991 and is an American professional football defensive back.
48 Facts About Duron Carter
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Duron Carter was initially a member of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League as a wide receiver and has played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, BC Lions, and Edmonton Elks.
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Duron Carter is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame player Cris Carter, and played college football at Ohio State and Coffeyville Community College, but off-field issues and academic ineligibility prevented him continuing to play in Division I football.
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Duron Carter attended Alabama and Florida Atlantic but did not play in a game for either school.
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Duron Carter entered the 2013 NFL draft but was not selected.
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Duron Carter then played two years with the Alouettes before signing with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
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Duron Carter attended St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he played football, basketball, and ran track.
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Duron Carter recorded 39 receptions for 739 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior, and was selected to play in the Under Armour All-America Game.
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Duron Carter earned first-team All-Broward honors and was an Orlando Sentinel All-Southern.
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Duron Carter was regarded as a four-star prospect by Rivals.
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Duron Carter was ranked No 90 in the Rivals 100 Super Prep Florida Top 20.
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Duron Carter returned two punts for 24 yards with a long of 20 yards and made one tackle on special teams.
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Duron Carter was declared academically ineligible for Ohio State's appearance in the Rose Bowl game following the 2009 regular season, an issue that kept him out of spring practice in 2010.
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Duron Carter spent his sophomore season at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas, where he proved to be a playmaker in the receiving corps.
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However, once Duron Carter was eligible for the NFL Draft in 2014 his quarterback tweeted the following:.
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Duron Carter transferred into the Alabama program in the summer of 2011.
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Duron Carter was suspended for spring practice that year, which prompted him to take his leave of Tuscaloosa and officially transfer to FAU.
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Duron Carter transferred to Florida Atlantic for his senior season in 2012, but his petition to play immediately was turned down.
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On June 23,2013, Duron Carter signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and joined the practice roster.
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Duron Carter played in 12 of the 18 regular season games with the Als and 1 playoff game in the 2013 CFL season.
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Duron Carter had an outstanding first season in the CFL, amassing 909 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Duron Carter appeared in 15 of the 18 regular season games, as well as 2 playoff games.
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Duron Carter finished the season with 1,030 receiving yards on 75 catches, with 7 touchdowns.
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Duron Carter returned a missed field goal 123 yards for a touchdown.
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The first four teams with which Duron Carter had meetings and workouts for were the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts.
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Duron Carter had a workout with the Carolina Panthers on January 14,2015.
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Two days later, several sources reported that Duron Carter had agreed to sign a contract with the Colts.
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On February 2,2015, the Colts announced that Duron Carter had signed a 3-year, $1.575 million contract with the team.
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On January 23,2016, Duron Carter signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Alouettes.
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On June 30,2016, Duron Carter was ejected from a game following a touchdown celebration that would result in Ottawa Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell being knocked down.
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Duron Carter would be fined by General Manager and Head Coach Jim Popp for the incident for an undisclosed amount.
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Duron Carter was suspended for one game by the CFL.
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Duron Carter was eligible to play until the conclusion of the appeal.
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Rakeem Cato was named the starting quarterback for their Week 12 game, and in his first practice as the starting quarterback Cato and Duron Carter got into a heated argument.
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Duron Carter blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown.
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In late November 2016 TSN correspondent Gary Lawless reported that Duron Carter had narrowed down his options down to three West Division teams; the Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the Calgary Stampeders.
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On December 29,2016, it was reported that Duron Carter was willing to return to the Alouettes following the mutual departure of general manager Jim Popp.
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On January 26,2017, Duron Carter signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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The 2017 season saw Duron Carter set a career high in receiving yards for a single season with 1,043.
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In Week 17, Duron Carter set a new single game career high with 231 receiving yards on 11 receptions.
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On October 20,2017, Duron Carter started the game as a cornerback, recording two defensive tackles, one for loss and one interception, which he returned 37-yards for a touchdown.
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The Roughriders made the playoffs as a crossover team, and Duron Carter recorded 11 catches for 150 yards and a score during the two games played.
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Duron Carter was the target for a pass which was intercepted by Cassius Vaughn during the CFL East final game, which the Roughriders lost to Toronto.
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On January 22,2018, Duron Carter signed a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders: He was slated to become a free agent in February 2018.
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The 2018 season saw Duron Carter's lowest receiving output of his 5-year CFL career, largely due to playing defense for 5 games with Saskatchewan, spending several weeks without a team, and slowly being phased into the new Toronto playbook.
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Duron Carter was unable to replicate his past status as a deep threat, becoming most often used on bubble screens.
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On February 14,2022, it was announced that Duron Carter had signed with the Edmonton Elks to play as a defensive back with Chris Jones' defence.
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Duron Carter played in ten regular season games where he recorded 16 defensive tackles and one interception.