Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American professional
football
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running back
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for the
Saskatchewan Roughriders of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He played
college football
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for the
Arizona Wildcats, twice earning consensus
All-American
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honors. He was selected by the
Chicago Bears
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in the fourth round of the
2014 NFL draft. He played three seasons with the Bears before joining the
Calgary Stampeders
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, and played one season with the
Toronto Argonauts
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in 2024.
Early life
Carey attended
Canyon del Oro High School in
Oro Valley, Arizona. As a junior, he
rushed for 2,738 yards on 224
carries with 45
touchdown
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s. As a senior, he rushed for 1,754 yards with 26 touchdowns.
College career
Carey attended the
University of Arizona
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, where he played for the
Arizona Wildcats football team from 2011 to 2013. As a
true freshman in 2011, Carey rushed for 425 yards on 91 carries with six touchdowns. In 13 games of his sophomore season in 2012, he rushed for 1,929 yards on 303 carries with 23 touchdowns, which broke the Arizona single-season record for both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. On November 10, 2012, Carey set the
Pac-12 Conference
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record for rushing yards in a game with 366. On December 11, 2012 Carey was named a 2012 consensus
All-American
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at the running back position.
In January 2013, he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence.
Charges were dropped in June.
Carey served a one-game suspension to start the 2013 football season.
During the season, he set a school record for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.
He finished the season with 1,885 yards on 349 carries and 19 touchdowns and was a consensus All-American for the second straight season.
Statistics
Professional career
Pre-draft
On January 13, 2014, Carey announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the
2014 NFL draft.
Chicago Bears
Carey was drafted by the
Chicago Bears
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in the fourth round with the 117th overall pick of the 2014 NFL draft. Carey signed a four-year contract on May 13, 2014. In week 13 of 2015, Carey scored his first career rushing touchdown against the
San Francisco 49ers
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on a four-yard run. On December 27, 2015, Carey recorded his first career receiving touchdown in a 26–21 win against the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On September 2, 2017, Carey was placed on
injured reserve. He was released by the team on September 8, 2017.
Calgary Stampeders
Carey signed with the
Calgary Stampeders
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of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL) in early October 2018, nearing the end of the
2018 CFL season. Carey did not play for the Stampeders in 2018, but was on the roster as the team won the
106th Grey Cup. He was re-signed by the club on January 16, 2019, which prevented him from becoming a
free agent the following month. In 2019, Carey started to make an impact on offense and was Calgary's leading rusher by midway through the season. On September 23, 2019, the Stampeders announced that Carey would miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken arm. Carey played in eight games for the Stampeders in 2019, carrying the ball 75 times for 422 yards with two touchdowns; he also caught 15 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown.
After six years as a member of the Stampeders, which included two divisional All-Star awards and a CFL All-Star award, Carey became a free agent on February 13, 2024.
Toronto Argonauts
On February 14, 2024, it was announced that Carey had signed with the
Toronto Argonauts
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. On June 22, Carey rushed for 104 yards on 19 attempts and a touchdown in a 39–36 win over the
Edmonton Elks
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. He played in all 18 regular season games where he recorded 191 carries for 1,060 yards and seven touchdowns along with 37 receptions for 356 yards and one touchdown.
For his strong season, he was named a Divisional All-Star for the third time in his career.
He also played in all three post-season games, including the
111th Grey Cup where he had 15 rush attempts for 79 yards and a touchdown and three catches for ten yards in the Argonauts 41–24 victory over the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
He was with the team in training camp in
2025
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, but was part of the final cuts on June 1, 2025.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On June 9, 2025, Carey officially signed with the
Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Career statistics
NFL
CFL
See also
*
List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders
*
List of Canadian Football League annual rushing leaders
References
External links
Toronto Argonauts bioArizona Wildcats bio
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1992 births
Living people
Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona
All-American college football players
American football running backs
Arizona Wildcats football players
Chicago Bears players
Calgary Stampeders players
Toronto Argonauts players
Canadian football running backs
Players of Canadian football from Arizona