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American football player and coach (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keith Richard Carter is an American football coach and former tight end who is the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL).
Carter with the Tennessee Titans in 2021 | |
| New York Jets | |
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| Position: | Offensive line coach, run game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 2, 1982 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Downingtown (Downingtown, Pennsylvania) |
| College: | UCLA |
| Career history | |
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At Downingtown High School, Carter was a three-year starter as a tight end and defensive end. He was recruited to play tight end by Gary Bernardi at UCLA. After redshirting his first year, Carter was awarded the Charles Pike Memorial Award for his help with the scout team. In 2002, Carter played in nine games,[1] starting three of them. He also took snaps that season as a blocking running back.[2] In April 2003, Carter plowed into the back of a car on his motorcycle, ending his playing career.[3][4][5]
Carter began coaching at UCLA while he was still a student there in 2005. In 2006, Carter coached the tight ends for Wagner College.[6] He then went to the University of Redlands where he coached the offensive line in 2007 and 2008. For the next three seasons, Carter coached at the University of San Diego working with the tight ends in 2009 and the offensive line in 2010 and 2011.
Carter made the jump to the NFL in 2012 where he coached with the Seahawks during the 2012 and 2013 seasons including Seattle's Super Bowl XLVIII Championship.[3]
After spending the 2014[7] season back at the collegiate level, serving as the Spartans' run game coordinator and offensive line coach, Carter returned to the NFL to coach with the Falcons. He spent 2015 and 2016 as Atlanta's assistant offensive line coach and 2017[6] as the team's running backs coach.[8]
In 2018 Carter became the offensive line coach for the Tennessee Titans.[9][10]
On January 9, 2023, the Titans head coach Mike Vrabel announced that Carter had been fired.[11]
On January 24, 2023, the New York Jets announced that Carter was hired as the team’s offensive line coach and run game coordinator.[12]
Carter and his wife, Kristin, have two daughters Kayla and Kamryn. He is the grandson of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Gino Marchetti,[13] who played with the Baltimore Colts.[2]
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