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Mark Anthony Carrier III (born April 28, 1968) is an American football former safety who played in the National Football League. He was the former defensive backs' coach for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Mark Carrier

No. 20, 27
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1968-04-28) April 28, 1968 (age 54) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Long Beach Polytechnic
College:	USC
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
As a player:
Chicago Bears (1990–1996) Detroit Lions (1997–1999) Washington Redskins (2000)
As a coach:
Arizona State University (2004–2005) Baltimore Ravens (2006–2009) New York Jets (2010–2011) Cincinnati Bengals (2012–2015)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1990) Second-team All-Pro (1990) 3× Pro Bowl (1990, 1991, 1993) NFL interceptions leader (1990) PFWA All-Rookie Team (1990) 100 greatest Bears of All-Time Jim Thorpe Award (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 863 Interceptions: 32 Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Carrier went to Long Beach Polytechnic High School and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year varsity starter. Mark was named to the Parade All-American, USA Today All-American, and the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best-in-the-West teams in 1985. Mark Carrier is the nephew of Créole fiddle player Bébé Carriere of the Carriere Brothers and The Lawtell Playboys and cousin to Creole fiddler Calvin Carriere.

College career

Carrier is a 1989 graduate of the University of Southern California. As a junior in 1989, Carrier was named to the Playboy All-American team and became USC's first winner of the Jim Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation's best defensive back. A two-time consensus first-team All-American, Carrier had seven interceptions in 1989, plus 107 tackles, three fumble recoveries and ten pass deflections. A three-year starter for the Trojans, Carrier finished his collegiate career with thirteen interceptions. Carrier was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 2006.

Professional career

He was selected with the sixth pick of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. Carrier lined up at free safety and won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1990, after he led the NFL with 10 interceptions, which also set the Bears record for most interceptions in a season.[1] Carrier has also been fined for several of his hits, and also suffered three concussions during his career.[2] Carrier played for the Bears from 1990 to 1996, the Detroit Lions (1997–99) and Washington Redskins until 2000. Carrier was known as a smart player, often leading the defense.[3] He played in three Pro Bowls, in 1990, 1991 and 1993.[4]

Career statistics

Year	Team	G	Tackles				Fumbles			Interceptions
			Comb	Total	Ast	Sacks	FF	FR	Yds	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	PD
1990	CHI	16	122	0	0	0.0	0	2	0	10	39	4	14	0	0
1991	CHI	16	93	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	2	54	27	39	0	0
1993	CHI	16	62	47	15	0.0	0	0	0	4	94	24	34	1	6
1994	CHI	16	69	52	17	0.0	1	0	0	2	10	5	7	0	12
1995	CHI	16	72	64	8	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
1996	CHI	13	49	37	12	0.0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	5
1997	DET	16	75	54	21	0.0	0	0	0	5	94	19	66	0	14
1998	DET	13	53	41	12	0.0	2	0	0	3	33	11	33	0	8
1999	DET	15	73	59	14	0.0	3	1	0	3	16	5	16	0	8
2000	WSH	15	68	55	13	0.0	1	0	0	1	30	30	30	0	4
Career		152	736	409	112	0.0	11	4	0	32	370	12	66	1	67

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Coaching career

From 2004 to 2005, Carrier was defensive backs coach at Arizona State University.[6]

In 2006, the Baltimore Ravens hired Carrier as secondary defense coach.

In 2010, he was hired by the New York Jets as defensive line coach.[4]

On February 13, 2012, he was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as defensive backs coach. He was fired in 2016.

Since 2016 Carrier has worked for Sports USA Radio Network as a color analyst for NFL and college football.

References

External links

• Cincinnati Bengals bio

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