Cory Carter

Cory Carter
No. 2, 7, 8
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	March 5, 1994 (age 30); Raymond, Mississippi
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Callaway (Jackson, Mississippi)
College:	Texas Southern
Undrafted:	2016
Career history
	Houston Texans (2017); Buffalo Bills (2017–2019); St. Louis BattleHawks (2020);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cory Carter (born March 5, 1994) is a former American football punter. He played college football at Texas Southern.

Professional career

Houston Texans

On January 2, 2017, Carter signed a reserve/future contract with the Houston Texans.^[1] He was waived on September 2, 2017.^[2]

Buffalo Bills

On December 5, 2017, Carter was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.^[3] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.^[4] Carter entered the 2018 preseason competing with veteran Colton Schmidt. In the second preseason game, Carter suffered a knee injury after being hit following a punt.^[5] He was diagnosed with a torn ACL the following day and was then placed on injured reserve.^[6]

On August 26, 2019, Carter was released by the Bills.^[7]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Carter signed with the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL on March 9, 2020.^[8] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.^[9]

References

^ "Texans add Carter to reserve/future contract". HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
^ Brown, Chris (December 5, 2017). "Lawson & Matthews to I-R; Bills elevate Capi & Reilly to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
^ Brown, Chris (January 8, 2018). "Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
^ "Bills' Cory Carter: Gets hit after punt, leaves game". CBSSports.com. August 17, 2018.
^ "Bills' Cory Carter: Suffers torn ACL". CBSSports.com. August 18, 2018.
^ "Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland". BuffaloBills.com. August 26, 2019.
^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

External links

Houston Texans bio

[1] "Texans add Carter to reserve/future contract". HoustonTexans.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.

[2] "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.

[3] Brown, Chris (December 5, 2017). "Lawson & Matthews to I-R; Bills elevate Capi & Reilly to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.

[4] Brown, Chris (January 8, 2018). "Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.

[5] "Bills' Cory Carter: Gets hit after punt, leaves game". CBSSports.com. August 17, 2018.

[6] "Bills' Cory Carter: Suffers torn ACL". CBSSports.com. August 18, 2018.

[7] "Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland". BuffaloBills.com. August 26, 2019.

[8] "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[9] Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]