Cornellius "Tank" Carradine (born February 18, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
 Carradine with the San Francisco 49ers in 2015 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 18, 1990 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Taft (Cincinnati) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2013 / round: 2 / pick: 40 | ||||||||
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Early life
editCarradine was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Taft High School in Cincinnati, and played high school football for the Taft Senators.
College career
editCarradine initially attended Butler Community College. He transferred to Florida State University, where he played for coach Jimbo Fisher's Florida State Seminoles football team in 2011 and 2012.[1] Carradine totaled 11 sacks in 11 games in 2012, and suffered a season-ending torn ACL injury in November 2012.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
276 lb (125 kg) |
34+3⁄4 in (0.88 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
32 reps | ||||||||
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San Francisco 49ers
editThe San Francisco 49ers selected Carradine in the second round, with the 40th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.[5]
On August 27, 2013, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.[6] On October 29, 2013, he was activated and placed on the 53-man active roster.[7]
In the 2016 offseason, Carradine moved to outside linebacker and put his weight down to 273 pounds.[8] On September 6, 2016, Carradine signed a one-year contract extension with the 49ers through 2018.[9]
On September 25, 2017, Carradine was placed on injured reserve with a high ankle sprain.[10] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 25, 2017.[11]
Oakland Raiders
editOn March 17, 2018, Carradine signed with the Oakland Raiders.[12][13] He was released by the Raiders on October 6, 2018, per his request due to limited playing time.[14]
Miami Dolphins
editOn February 15, 2019, Carradine signed with the Miami Dolphins.[15] He was released on August 31, 2019.[16] He was re-signed on September 12, 2019.[17] He was released on September 24, 2019.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Florida State lands top juco DE in Tank Carradine of Butler County". Orlando Sentinel. December 16, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Hale, David (November 25, 2012). "Florida St. star DE Carradine out with torn ACL". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Tank Carradine Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Tank Carradine College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ Brinson, Will (August 27, 2013). "2013 NFL Roster Cuts: Tracking teams down to 75 Tuesday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "49ers Activate Rookie DT Tank Carradine". sf49ers.com. October 29, 2013.
- ^ Avelar, Tony (April 20, 2016). "Baalke: 49ers seeing lighter, speedier Tank Carradine in Year 4". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "49ers Sign Tank Carradine to Contract Extension". 49ers.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Sign LB Mark Nzeocha, Place DL Tank Carradine on IR". 49ers.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ "49ers Activate Tank Carradine, Waive Ray-Ray Armstrong". 49ers.com. November 25, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 16, 2018). "Report: Raiders have reached agreement with Tank Carradine". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Raiders Sign Defensive Lineman Tank Carradine". Raiders.com. March 17, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 5, 2018). "Raiders cut Tank Carradine, making room for Daryl Worley". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Tank Carradine & Jomal Wiltz". MiamiDolphins.com. February 15, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 31, 2019). "Tank Carradine, Cornell Armstrong, Dwayne Allen out in Miami". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Tank Carradine". MiamiDolphins.com. September 12, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Dolphins Sign Andrew Donnal, Release Tank Carradine". MiamiDolphins.com. September 24, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2024.