Malik Carney (born September 21, 1995) is a professional gridiron football

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for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the

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(CFL).

College career

After using a redshirt season in 2014, Carney played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2015 to 2018. He played in 36 games where he had 176 tackles, 32.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

On May 10, 2019, Carney signed with the Detroit Lions after going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He was released near the end of training camp on August 31, 2019.

Seattle Seahawks

On September 25, 2019, Carney signed a practice roster agreement with the Seattle Seahawks. He was released October 15, 2019, but then re-signed on October 23, 2019. Two days later, he was again released from the practice squad.

Denver Broncos

On November 12, 2019, Carney signed a practice roster agreement with the

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. He re-signed with the team to a futures contract on December 31, 2019, but was released at the end of the pre-season on September 5, 2020.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On January 18, 2021, Carney signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. After beginning the season on the injured list, he made his professional debut in week 2, on August 14, 2021, against the

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where he also recorded his first sack after tackling

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. He played in four regular season games, starting in two, where he had three defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, and one sack. He was on the reserve roster for the East Semi-Final, but made his playoff debut in the East Final where he recorded two tackles and a sack in the victory over the

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. In his first Grey Cup championship game, he recorded one defensive tackle in the

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loss to the

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. Following 2022 training camp, Carney earned a starting role at defensive end for the season opening game against the Roughriders, where he had four defensive tackles, but was reduced to a backup role thereafter.

Personal life

Carney was born to parents Lamont Carney and Adrienne Williams.

References

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carney, Malik 1995 births Living people American football defensive linemen American players of Canadian football Canadian football defensive linemen Denver Broncos players Detroit Lions players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players North Carolina Tar Heels football players Players of American football from Virginia Players of Canadian football from Virginia Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia Seattle Seahawks players