Frank Carter (American football)

Frank Carter
No. 27, 40[1]
PositionFullback / Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1977-10-17) October 17, 1977
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
CollegeMacMurray College (IL)
NFL draft1999: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles133.5
Sacks21.0
Rushing yards475
Rushing touchdowns41
Receiving touchdowns3
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Frank Carter (born October 17, 1977) is an American former professional football fullback/linebacker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the New Jersey/Las Vegas Gladiators, Nashville Kats, Utah Blaze and San Jose SaberCats. He played college football at MacMurray College. He was also a member of the Duluth-Superior Lumberjacks and Quad City Steamwheelers.

Early life

Frank Carter was born on October 17, 1977.[1] He played college football at MacMurray College.[1]

Professional career

Carter played for the Duluth-Superior Lumberjacks of the Indoor Football League in 1999.[2] He played for the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2 from 2000 to 2001.[2] He signed with the AFL's New Jersey Gladiators on November 16, 2001.[3] Carter played for the team from 2002 to 2005, earning First Team All-Arena in 2005.[4][5] He was signed by the Nashville Kats of the AFL on October 4, 2005.[6] He played for the team during the 2006 season, earning All-Ironman Team recognition.[4][5] Carter was traded to the Utah Blaze on October 11, 2006, for the rights to Tim McGill and Thal Woods,[7] and played for the Blaze during the 2007 season.[4][6][8] He signed with the San Jose SaberCats of the AFL on October 30, 2007, and played for the team during the 2008 season.[4][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Frank Carter". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Football". mac.edu. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Frank Carter - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Frank Carter - Awards". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Drew, Jay (October 11, 2006). "Blaze swing trade to bolster defense". www.sltrib.com. The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  8. ^ Eborn, Jared (February 25, 2007). "Impact player — Carter will shore up defense". Deseret News. Retrieved May 17, 2025.