Tim Carter Named To East Carolina Football Staff
February 07, 2006 | Football
Feb. 7, 2006
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Tim Carter has been named defensive staff assistant at East Carolina University according to an announcement from head football coach Skip Holtz Tuesday.
Prior to his appointment at ECU, Carter played with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League during the 2003 and 2004 seasons after opening his professional career with the New Orleans Saints and Berlin Thunder of NFL-Europe.
Carter replaces Marc Yellock, who accepted a full-time defensive line position at Elon College in January.
"Tim's a young, energetic and articulate guy who has a desire to be at East Carolina," Holtz said. "He's had a long association with (coach) Rick Smith so I'm excited about the role he will play assisting him in our secondary. Football is in his blood and he's eager to begin his coaching career. I'm not sure if anyone in his position comes more highly-recommended."
A mid-season signee for the Blue Bombers in 2003, he helped lead Winnipeg to the CFL Western Division Semifinals and equaled a club rookie record with seven pass breakups while tallying 15 tackles and one interception. He was selected as CJOB Radio's Player-of-the-Game for his efforts during his CFL debut against Ottawa Aug. 12.
Upon the completion of a four-year collegiate career at Tulane, Carter signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints and spent most of the 2001 season on the practice roster before being activated for the final two games where he recorded a stop against the San Francisco 49ers.
He followed his stint in New Orleans by recording 58 total tackles, three pass breakups and a pair of interceptions in two seasons with Berlin as a member of the secondary and special teams squad. In 2002, he helped rally the Thunder to a 7-4 record and World Bowl Championship after a 26-20 win over the Rhein Fire.
Carter earned four letters as a defensive back at Conference USA member Tulane and played a key role in the Green Wave's perfect 12-0 season in 1998 before finishing his career with 114 tackles, 18 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and three interceptions. As a sophomore in 1998, he stood second among all defenders in forced fumbles and interceptions while playing for Smith, who was in his second year as Tulane's defensive coordinator and secondary coach.
He also attended, played football and ran track at Smith's alma mater, Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Fla., where he was ranked as one of the Top 100 prospects in the state by the Orlando Sentinel.
Carter, whose younger brother Antonio Carter serves as offensive program coordinator at UTEP, earned his bachelor's degree in social sciences from Tulane in 2001.
