James Carpenter

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James Carpenter
James Carpenter 2016.jpg
Carpenter in the Dress of the New York Jets (2016)
Atlanta Falcons - No. 77
Guard
Date of birth: March 22, 1989
Place of birth: Augusta , Georgia
Height: 1.96 m Weight: 146 kg
NFL debut
2012 for the Seattle Seahawks
Career
College : Alabama
NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
NFL
college
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Games     112
as a starter     108
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

James Edward Carpenter Jr. (* 22. March 1989 in Augusta , Georgia ) is an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Atlanta Falcons as a guard . He was previously under contract with the Seattle Seahawks , with whom he won the Super Bowl XLVIII .

college

Carpenter initially received a grant from the Iowa State University , but switched after he struggled to provide the required academic achievements, the Coffeyville Community College, for their team, the Red Ravens, he spent two seasons long as Left Tackle College Football played . He then attended the University of Alabama and played for the local team, the Alabama Crimson Tide . He ran as a starter in every game , was repeatedly included in various selection teams and was able to win the national championship with the team in 2010 .

NFL

Seattle Seahawks

In the 2011 NFL Draft , he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round as the 25th player. His rookie season came to an end after nine games with a cruciate ligament injury. The following season, in which he was called up as a guard for the first time, was marked by bad luck with injuries, which meant that Carpenter could only play seven times.
In 2013 he won the Super Bowl XLVIII with his team , in 2014 he again reached the Superbowl with the Seahawks , which was lost to the New England Patriots .

New York Jets

In 2015 he moved to the New York Jets. He has since been spared injuries and has played every game.
In 2017 he was the only one of his team to be on the field for every single one of the 1,038 plays that the offense made in the regular season , but was only 75th from the professional portal Pro Football Focus, which statistically records all players in the league a total of 80 deployed guards listed.

Atlanta Falcons

In March 2019, the Atlanta Falcons signed Carpenter for four years.

Individual evidence

  1. Report of the Birmingham News of 15 September 2009, accessed on August 19, 2018
  2. Report of the Birmingham News of 15 September 2009, accessed on March 10, 2015
  3. ^ Report of the New York Post dated July 4, 2018, accessed August 19, 2018
  4. ^ Falcons agree to terms with James Carpenter. Retrieved March 15, 2019 .