# Cory Carter

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Cory Carter
| current_team  =
| number        = 2, 7, 8
| position      = [Punter](/source/Punter_(football))
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1994|3|5}}
| birth_place   = [Raymond, Mississippi](/source/Raymond%2C_Mississippi)
| height_ft     = 5
| height_in     = 9
| weight_lbs    = 200
| high_school   = [Callaway](/source/Callaway_High_School_(Mississippi)) ([Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi))
| college       = [Texas Southern](/source/Texas_Southern_Tigers_football)
| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams     =
* [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans) ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
* [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills) ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})*
* [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) ({{XFL Year|2020}})
| status        =  
}}
'''Cory Carter''' (born March 5, 1994) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [punter](/source/Punter_(football)). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Texas Southern](/source/Texas_Southern_Tigers_football).

==Professional career==
===Houston Texans===
On January 2, 2017, Carter signed a reserve/future contract with the [Houston Texans](/source/Houston_Texans).<ref>{{cite web|title=Texans add Carter to reserve/future contract|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-add-Carter-to-reservefuture-contract/b7cfe19f-3352-4938-b22b-8edfe46722b5|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=January 2, 2017|accessdate=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826112939/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-add-Carter-to-reservefuture-contract/b7cfe19f-3352-4938-b22b-8edfe46722b5|archive-date=August 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was waived on September 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108032629/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110|archive-date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Buffalo Bills===
On December 5, 2017, Carter was signed to the [Buffalo Bills](/source/Buffalo_Bills)' practice squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lawson & Matthews to I-R; Bills elevate Capi & Reilly to active roster|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Lawson--Matthews-to-I-R-Bills-elevate-Capi--Reilly-to-active-roster/3f98d683-ecce-4c64-a7ef-238bd48cb008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208065411/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Lawson--Matthews-to-I-R-Bills-elevate-Capi--Reilly-to-active-roster/3f98d683-ecce-4c64-a7ef-238bd48cb008|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2017|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111202514/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|archivedate=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Carter entered the 2018 preseason competing with veteran [Colton Schmidt](/source/Colton_Schmidt). In the second preseason game, Carter suffered a knee injury after being hit following a punt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills' Cory Carter: Gets hit after punt, leaves game|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-cory-carter-gets-hit-after-punt-leaves-game/|website=CBSSports.com|date=August 17, 2018}}</ref> He was diagnosed with a torn ACL the following day and was then placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills' Cory Carter: Suffers torn ACL|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-cory-carter-suffers-torn-acl/|website=CBSSports.com|date=August 18, 2018}}</ref>

On August 26, 2019, Carter was released by the Bills.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills claim defensive end Jeff Holland|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-claim-defensive-end-jeff-holland|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=August 26, 2019}}</ref>

===St. Louis BattleHawks===
Carter signed with the [St. Louis BattleHawks](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) of the [XFL](/source/XFL_(2020)) on March 9, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/en-US/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |accessdate=March 9, 2020}}</ref> He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |author=Condotta, Bob |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |website=SeattleTimes.com |date=April 10, 2020 |accessdate=July 17, 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170826113117/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/Cory-Carter/144ede8f-9565-4e47-9828-29d8326e60d7 Houston Texans bio]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Cory}}
Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football punters
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:People from Raymond, Mississippi
Category:Players of American football from Mississippi
Category:St. Louis Battlehawks players
Category:Texas Southern Tigers football players
Category:Sportspeople from Hinds County, Mississippi

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