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Position
  
Tight end

Name
  
Kyle Carter

Class
  
Junior

Height
  
1.91 m

Major
  
Physical Therapy

Weight
  
110 kg


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High school
  
William Penn High School

Date of birth
  
(1992-12-17) December 17, 1992 (age 22)

Role
  
American football tight end

Current team
  
Penn State Nittany Lions football (#87 / Tight end)

College
  
Penn State Nittany Lions football

Parents
  
Charlene Carter, Mitchell Carter

Similar People
  
Adam Breneman, Bill Belton, Christian Hackenberg, Sam Ficken, Geno Lewis

Place of birth
  
New Castle, Delaware

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Kyle T. Carter (born December 17, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

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Early years

Carter was born in New Castle, Delaware to Mitchell and Charlene Carter. He attended William Penn High School where he played for Bill Cole.

2011

Carter redshirted his freshman season.

2012

Coming into spring practice, Carter was listed fourth on the depth chart. But under new coach Bill O'Brien, Carter began to thrive. Carter has been a key part of the Penn State offense during the season. During week one against Ohio, Carter caught six passes for 74 yards. He caught his first career touchdown pass in week two against Virginia. Carter sat out the game on November 3 against Purdue due to an ankle injury.

Professional career

Carter signed with the Vikings after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts. The next day, he was signed to the Vikings' practice squad. He was released by the Vikings on October 25, 2016. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 13, 2016. He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Vikings on January 2, 2017.

On September 2, 2017, Carter was waived by the Vikings and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

References

Kyle Carter Wikipedia