BRUCE CARTERCarter, BruceHeight: 6-2 Weight: 240 Born: February 19, 1988 Havelock, NC High School: Havelock (NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2008 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2009 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2010 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (40th overall) 2011 Dallas Cowboys |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 54 | MLB | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 54 | MLB | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL | 54 | WLB | 15 | 13 |
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 54 | SLB | 13 | 8 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 50 | MLB | 14 | 3 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 54 | LILB-RILB | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 54 | RILB | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 55 | MLB | 11 | 0 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 101 | 36 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/2011 | 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 7/29/2011 | 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL |
| Reserve/Non-Football Injury | 9/3/2011 | 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 10/29/2011 | 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/26/2012 | 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/10/2015 | 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 3/13/2015 | 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL |
| Released | 3/8/2016 | 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL |
| Signed | 4/4/2016 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 5/4/2017 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2017 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 9/4/2017 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 9/25/2018 | 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2019 | 2019 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2019 ATL NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 691 | 0 | 0.0 | 605 | 59.0 | 86 | 18.7 |
| 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL | 954 | 0 | 0.0 | 874 | 76.7 | 80 | 16.8 |
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 669 | 0 | 0.0 | 521 | 50.7 | 148 | 33.1 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 515 | 0 | 0.0 | 307 | 27.9 | 208 | 46.5 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 336 | 0 | 0.0 | 121 | 11.7 | 215 | 48.3 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 265 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 254 | 53.9 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 266 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 7.1 | 188 | 42.7 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3696 | 0 | 2517 | 1179 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 35 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 35 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 2.0 | 23.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.0 | 43.0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2011 DAL NFL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 68 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 47 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 New York Jets (NFL)2016 NYJ NFL | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 New York Jets (NFL)2017 NYJ NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 332 | 299 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2012 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2013 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2014 DAL NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2015 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2018 ATL NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
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