Rubin Andre Carter was born on May 12, 1979 in Denver, Colorado. There is quite a little information about his family, siblings and early childhood. His father was a footballer too. He was named after his father’s close friend Andre Townsend. He studied at the Oak Grove High School in California. Afterwards, he enrolled in the University of California in Berkeley.
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He started play football in school. Being a teenager, he already was honored with several titles like the Gatorade California Player of the Year or USA Today All-America player. During 1997-2000, while he was in College he played for the California Golden Bears football team. In the end he won the Morris Trophy, which was an award for the Pac-ten’s top defensive lineman.
After College, during 2001 draft of the NFL he was picked up by the San Francisco 49ers team. Being a outside linebacker, he played for this team for five years in a row. In the 2006 he signed a deal with the Washington Redskins for 30 million dollars as well as six year period of playing. Since that time he served as an unrestricted free agent and defensive end player. He showed his brilliant skills during the match against the Detroit Lions team.
He signed a new contract with the New England Patriots in the 2011. The total contract worth was about $2.75 million dollars. He has made his impressive appearance during the game against the New York Jets team, when he recorded 4 sacks and helped to make the Patriots single game sack record. On December of 2011 he got an injury at the match against the Denver Broncos team and then missed regular season. In the end of the 2012 he signed a contract with the Oakland Raiders team. He re-signed with the Raiders on a one-year deal in the 2013.
Andre re-signed new deal with the Patriots team on October 22 of the same year to add a veteran presence to a Patriots defense that lost Vince Wilfork and Jerod Mayo to season-ending injuries earlier in the current season.
He finished his career with an excellent results in his stats. Since the middle 2015, he served as an undergraduate assistant in California. Despite the fact that he practically left the sport, he is still in very good shape and is helping the new generation to pass on his experience. He often visits the gym, continuing to do basic workout.
The personal life of a celebrity has always been the interesting of fans. He is a married man. Along with his wife Bethany Carter, he has two children. His son Quincy plays football too. Andre spent his spare time with family, he is known as a good father. He has a personal account within Twitter and Instagram as well as number of fan clubs and fan following within Facebook. He earns a good salary from his job and it’s making rise to his net worth to $ 16 million dollars.
Last Modified: Apr 4, 2020
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