BIOGRAPHY
Jamal Carter was born April 12, 1994 in Naranja, Florida. He is a Safety for the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL.
Carter played high school football at Miami Southridge High School in Miami, Florida. He recorded 73 tackles and 1 interception his senior year in 2012.
Carter played for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami from 2013 to 2016.[1] Carter played in 50 games (15 starts) at the University of Miami, totaling 165 tackles (96 solo), two interceptions and 10 passes defensed. He opened 12-of-13 games played as a senior, leading the team with 85 tackles (53 solo) in addition to posting three passes defensed. Carter appeared in 12 games (1 start) as a junior, recording 49 tackles (23 solo), one interception, three passes defensed and one forced fumble. He played 13 games (2 starts) as a sophomore and finished with 26 tackles (15 solo), one interception and six passes defensed.
Carter was rated the 22nd best strong safety in the 2017 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com predicted that he would go undrafted and be a priority free agent, stating "Carter is a classic height, weight, speed player who is more project than prospect at this point".
On May 11, 2017, the Denver Broncos signed Carter as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.67 million contract that includes $20,000 guaranteed and a signing bonus of $10,000.
On August 13, 2018, Carter was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn hamstring.
On August 31, 2019, Carter was waived by the Broncos.
On September 2, 2019, Carter was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 24, 2019.
On January 20, 2021, Carter signed a reserve/futures contract with the Arizona Cardinals.
