Jermaine Carter Jr. (born January 14, 1995) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at

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, where he led the Terrapins with at least 90 tackles per year his last three seasons.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Carter was drafted by the

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in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. In his first season in the NFL in 2018, Carter played in 16 games and had six solo tackles with one for a loss and 5 tackle assists. In the first NFL game of the 2019 season, Carter had three solo tackles, one tackle assist and a blocked punt that was recovered at the five-yard line; two plays later, Carolina scored on a

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2-yard touchdown run.

Kansas City Chiefs

Carter signed with the

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on March 25, 2022. He was released on August 30, 2022.

Cleveland Browns

Carter was signed to the

practice squad on September 27, 2022. He was promoted to the active roster on December 14.

References

External links

Maryland bio
1995 births Living people American football linebackers Carolina Panthers players Cleveland Browns players Kansas City Chiefs players Maryland Terrapins football players People from Fort Washington, Maryland Players of American football from Maryland Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area {{linebacker-1990s-stub