Cory Carter

Cory Carter
No. 2, 7, 8
Position	Punter
Personal information
Born	March 5, 1994 (age 31); 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
NFL draft	2016: undrafted
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 an American former 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.

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