Alex Carder
| No. 14 Guangzhou Power | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 22, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Springfield, Missouri | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Shawnee Mission (KS) Northwest | ||||||||||
| College: | Western Michigan | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Alex Carder (born October 22, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL). He was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was formerly the starting quarterback at Western Michigan University.
Early years
Carder was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1989. He attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas where he was selected as an All-Sunflower League player three consecutive seasons. He passed for 3,457 yards and rushed for another 524 yards as the quarterback for SMNW's football team. He also received two varsity letters in baseball and one in basketball.[1]
College career
Carder was the backup quarterback as a redshirt freshman in 2009 and the starting quarterback in the 2010 through 2012 seasons.[1][2][3][4][5] As a sophomore in 2010, Carder completed 289 of 458 passes for 3,334 yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.[1]
As a junior in 2011, he gained 3,940 yards of total offense on 3,434 passing yards and 253 rushing yards. He ranked eighth among all players in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with 335.18 yards of total offense per game.[6] In November 2011, Carder was responsible for eight touchdowns (seven passing and one rushing) in a 66–63 loss to the Toledo Rockets.[7] His seven passing touchdowns against Toledo set a new Mid-American Conference (MAC) record, and his 548 passing yards in the game set a new Western Michigan record.[8] He was selected as a finalist for the 2011 FRS QB Performance of the Year.[9]
Carder's senior season was derailed when he sustained an injury in his throwing hand against Connecticut, though he was able to come back to play the final two games of the season.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Carder was signed on April 27 as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit Lions.[10] He was released May 29.[11]
Iowa Barnstormers
On February 5, 2014, Carder was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.[12] Carder was placed on league suspension on March 12, 2014.[13]
Nashville Venom
Carder was allowed to sign with the Nashville Venom of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) on March 12, 2014, when the Barnstormers placed him on league suspension.[14][15] After leading the Venom to a 3–0 start, Carder was placed on the AFL-Exempt list by the Venom.
Jacksonville Sharks
On April 24, 2014, Carder was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks.[16] After playing in parts of 3 games, and completing 2 of 3 passes for 19 yards, Carder was placed on other league exempt on June 9, 2014.
Ottawa Redblacks
Once placed on the other league exempt list by the Sharks, Carder signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[17] Carder did not see any playing time in his first season in the CFL. Carder was released on May 1, 2015.[18]
Portland Thunder
On May 25, 2015, Carder was traded to the Portland Thunder for claim order positioning.
West Michigan Ironmen
In 2016, Carder signed with the West Michigan Ironmen.[19]
References
- 1 2 3 "Alex Carder Bio". Western Michigan University. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ↑ Graham Couch (September 4, 2010). "WMU's Alex Carder reckless, oblivious and productive in QB debut". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ Jayson Bussa (September 12, 2010). "Alex Carder receives high marks for five-touchdown second act". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ Graham Couch (October 18, 2010). "Alex Carder is reason to believe in Broncos". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ Graham Couch (November 7, 2011). "Alex Carder's sign language: Western Michigan quarterback's pre-snap mannerisms are often frenzied, sometimes fake, but always fruitful". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ "Statistics - Individual (Total Offense)". ncaa.com. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Wow! Alex Carder throws seven TD passes, but WMU loses to Toledo, 66-63". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 2011.
- ↑ Graham Couch (November 10, 2011). "WMU quarterback Alex Carder: 'You do what you can control at this point'". Kalamazoo Gazette.
- ↑ "Carder Named Finalist for FRS QB Performance of the Year". Western Michigan University. November 20, 2011.
- ↑ Goricki, David (April 27, 2013). "Western Michigan's Alex Carder signs deal with Lions; Packers draft GVSU receiver". Detroit News. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ↑ Richardson, Andrew S. (May 29, 2013). "Detroit Lions release former Western Michigan QB Alex Carder". mlive.com. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Barnstormers Assigned QB Alex Carder, Three Others". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "March 2014". www.proifl.com. Professional Indoor Football League. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Alex Carder signs with Nashville Venom". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Sharks Shuffle Roster on Thursday". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ↑ Don Coble (June 9, 2014). "Sharks' backup QB Alex Carder headed to CFL". www.jacksonville.com. The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ AJ Mazzolini (May 1, 2015). "Former Griz QB Jordan Johnson released by CFL's Ottawa Redblacks". www.missoulian.com. missouliana.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ Mark Opfermann (March 16, 2016). "Former Western Michigan quarterback right at home with new arena team in Muskegon". www.mlive.com. MLive Media Group. Retrieved March 16, 2016.