William Carr (born July 13, 1975) is a former

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/ offensive lineman. He played college football at

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. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 7th round (217th overall) of the

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College career

Carr attended

. While there he was named First-team All-

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in 1996 as well as College and Professional Football News as a First-team All-American. He finished third on Michigan's career tackles-for-loss list.

College statistics

Professional career

Carr was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) in the

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by the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1999, he joined the

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of the

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(AFL). While with the Predators, he recorded 13 tackles, four sacks, one pass break up, two forced fumbles and one blocked field goal. In 2000, he joined the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. On April 26, 2003, Carr was signed by the

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. While there he recorded two tackles, for the season. For 2004, he recorded 15 tackles and 3.5 sacks for the Force. In 2005, he joined the

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where he recorded nine tackles. In March, 2005, he was traded to the Predators in exchange for Cecil Caldwell. During his second and final stint with the Predators he recorded seven tackles and one sack.

Career statistics

Coaching career

Carr became the defensive line coach at

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in 2012, a position he held until 2013. After which he joined the coaching staff at Michigan under

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as a student assistant. He spent two seasons at Michigan. In February 2016, it was reported that Carr would be joining the

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coaching staff. He joined Texas as a Special Assistant/Analyst.

Personal life

After he retired from playing football, Carr ran his on apparel company called Will-O. In 2014, Carr returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan to finish his degree in

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References

External links

Morgan State Bears bio

Preds' Carr Has A Story With Very Happy Ending
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carr, William 1975 births Living people American football defensive linemen Michigan Wolverines football players Cincinnati Bengals players Orlando Predators players Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) players Georgia Force players Grand Rapids Rampage players Arizona Western Matadors football coaches Michigan Wolverines football coaches Texas Longhorns football coaches Players of American football from Dallas Expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Spain Morgan State Bears football coaches