TRANSACTIONS:Originally a 1st round (1st pick overall) draft choice by the Houston Texans in 2002…Released by the Texans on March 23, 2007…Signed as a free agent by the Carolina Panthers on April 10, 2007…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 3, 2008…Signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on March 15, 2010…Contract terminated on July 29, 2011…Signed by the Giants on Aug. 1, 2011.
GIANTS NOTES:Carr was the Houston Texans’ 1st-ever draft choice in 2002….He was the 12th quarterback selected number 1 overall since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. With Eli Manning and Carr, the Giants are the 2nd team in history to have 2 quarterbacks who were selected 1st overall in their respective drafts on their roster at the same time. The 2007 Panthers were the 1st team with that distinction with Vinny Testaverde (1987) and Carr (2002). This is Carr’s 2nd stint with the Giants. He was Manning’s backup in 2008 and 2009.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:Carr has played in 92 regular season games with 79 starts. He started all 16 games 4 times in his 5 seasons with the Texans, including the last 3. Carr has completed 1,351 of 2,264 passes (59.7 percent) for 14,433 yards, 65 touchdowns and 71 nterceptions. His career passer rating is 74.9. He has been sacked 266 times for 1,558 yards, including a record 76 for 411 yards in losses as a rookie in 2002. Carr has produced 4 career 300-yard passing performances, including a career-high 372 vs. Minnesota on Oct. 10, 2004…He had career-high totals of 54 passes and 39 completions in Giants Stadium against the Jets on Nov. 26, 2006…Carr tied the NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions vs. Buffalo on Nov. 19. 2006…He has directed 11 career game-winning drives in which the decisive points were scored in the 4th quarter or overtime, most recently Oct. 7, 2007 in New Orleans. Carr led the NFL with a career-high 68.3 completion percentage (hitting 302 of 442 passes) in 2006.
In 2011, Carr was active as the Giants’ 2nd quarterback for all 16 regular season and all 4 postseason
games, but did not play.
In 2010, Carr played in 1 game for the 49ers, at Carolina (10/24)…Playing in relief of Alex Smith, Carr completed 5 of 13 passes for 67 yards with 1 interception and was sacked once for a 5-yard loss. In 2009, Carr played in 6 games for the Giants…Completed 21 of 33 passes (63.6 percent) for 225 yards, 1 touchdown, no interceptions and a passer rating of 93.6…Completed 2 of 3 passes at Tampa Bay (9/29)…Both of his attempts were incomplete at Kansas City (10/4)…Finished with 9 completions in 14 attempts for 90 yards and rushed for 27 yards on 4 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown, vs. Oakland (10/11)…Replaced Manning at New Orleans (10/18) and hit 4 of 5 passes for 72 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown to Hakeem Nicks…Completed 3 of 4 passes for 27 yards at Washington (12/21) and 3 of 5 throws for 26 yards at Minnesota (1/3).
In 2008, Carr played in 3 games and threw 12 passes in reserve of Eli Manning. He completed 9 for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns…Saw 1st first action as a Giant at St. Louis (9/14) on the game’s final series and had 3 rushes for minus-3 yards…Replaced Manning in the 4th quarter vs. Seattle (10/5) and completed his only pass for a 5-yard touchdown to Sinorice Moss to give the Giants a 44-6 lead…Played extensively for the 1st time at Minnesota (12/28),. He replaced Manning to start the 2nd half and completed 8 of 11 passes for 110 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions…Also had 3 rushes for 15 yards…Threw 2nd touchdown pass of the season, a 23-yarder touchdown to Domenik Hixon…A 27-yard pass to Moss was his season-long and helped set John Carney’s 20-yard field goal.
In 2007, Carr played in 6 games with 4 starts for Carolina and completed 73 of 136 passes (53.7 percent) for
635 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions…Added 17 carries for 59 yards on the ground.
Started in place of an injured Jake Delhomme at New Orleans (10/7) and completed 10 of 17 passes for 119 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…Directed an 85-yard 4th quarter drive that ended with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith with 3:53 remaining to tie the game at 13…Engineered his 11th career game-winning drive and 1st with Carolina, directing the team 21 yards on 8 plays in 2:14 and completing both of his pass attempts for 17 yards to set up a 52-yard John Kasay field goal as time expired.
Started at Tennessee (11/4) and completed 15 of 27 attempts for 107 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…His 18-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter in the 4th quarter was his 3rd scoring strike of the season.
In 2006, started all 16 games for the 3rd consecutive season with Houston…Completed a career-high 302 passes (in 442 attempts) for 2,767 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 82.1…Led the NFL with a career-best 68.3 completion percentage…Carried 53 times for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Produced 8th-career game-winning drive vs. Miami (10/1) when he drove the offense 70 yards in 10 plays, completing all 4 passes for 46 yards and scoring the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run on the 1st play of the 4th quarter.
Tied NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions vs. Buffalo [11/19, a mark previously achieved by Washington quarterback Mark Brunell vs. Houston (9/24)]…Completed 25 of 30 for 223 yards with 1 interception.
Threw for a season-high 321 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 39 of 54 passes (both career-high totals) at the Jets (11/26)…It was his 4th career 300-yard passing game and the 3rd-highest total of his career, surpassed only by 372 yards vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) and 371 yards at Tennessee (10/12/03).
In 2005, started all 16 games…Completed 256 of 423 passes (60.5 percent) for 2,488 yards, 14 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a passer rating of 77.2…Led all AFC quarterbacks in rushing with a career-high 308 yards and 1 touchdown on 56 attempts…Sacked 68 times, the 3rd-highest single season total in NFL history behind the 76 sacks of Carr in 2002, and 72 sacks of Philadelphia’s Randall Cunningham in 1986.
Carr completed a season-high 25 passes on 34 attempts for 293 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for a season-high rating of 116.4 vs. St. Louis (11/27)…The 3 touchdown passes matched his career best, previously accomplished vs. Minnesota (10/10/04).
In 2004, started all 16 games and completed 285 of 466 passes (63.9 percent) for 3,531 yards, 16 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 83.5…Established career highs for attempts, yards and touchdowns…Ranked 1st among AFC quarterbacks in rushing with 299 yards on 73 carries.
Threw for 233 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 13 of 15 passes at Kansas City (9/26)…Led the Texans to a come-from-behind win, overcoming a 21-14 fourth-quarter deficit.
In 2003, played in 12 games with 11 starts for Houston…Did not play in 1 contest and was inactive for 3 others…Completed 167 of 295 (56.6 percent) for 2,013 yards, 9 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 69.5…Rushed for 151 yards and 2 touchdowns on 27 attempts…Suffered a sprained right ankle in the 2nd quarter at Indianapolis (10/26) that forced him to leave the game…Was inactive the following week vs. Carolina (11/2)…Left contest at Buffalo (11/16) in the 1st quarter with a right shoulder injury after being sacked by Bills linebacker Jeff Posey…Injury caused him to be inactive vs. New England (11/23), not start vs. Atlanta (11/30), be inactive at Jacksonville (12/7) and not play at Tampa Bay (12/14).
As a rookie in 2002, participated in every offensive snap…Completed 233 of 444 passes (52.5 percent) for 2,592 yards, 9 touchdowns and 15 interceptions for a passer rating of 62.8…His 2,592 passing yards were the 2nd-most for a rookie quarterback on an expansion team in NFL history behind the 2,717 by Kerry Collins of Carolina in 1995…Rushed for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns on 59 carries…Earned all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly…Sacked an NFL-record 76 times.
COLLEGE:Played in 37 games, starting the final 26 contests of his career, at Fresno State…Completed 587 of 934 passes (62.8 percent) for 7,849 yards, 70 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
As a senior in 2001, was named 1st-team All-Western Athletic Conference choice…Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year…Earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (top senior quarterback), Sammy Baugh Passer of the Year (nation’s top quarterback), Pop Warner (most outstanding player in the Western United States) and Football News Offensive Player of the Year awards…Started all 14 games…Led the nation in passing yards with 4,308 and touchdown passes with 42 on 309-of-477 passing with 7 interceptions…Became the 6th player in NCAA history to amass 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes in the same season…Passed for more than 300 yards 11 times…Threw a career-high 6 touchdown passes against Utah State…Passed for a career-best 531 yards in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Michigan State.
As a junior, was named 2nd-team All-Western Athletic Conference…Started all 12 games…Completed 194 of 318 passes (61.0 percent) for 2,338 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Was redshirted in 1999, when he served as scout team quarterback.
PERSONAL:Wife: Melody…Sons: Austin, Tyler and Cooper… Daughter: Grace.
Attended Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif…Earned all-league and honorable mention all-area honors as a senior…Completed 276 of 511 passes for 3,496 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2 seasons as starter, setting 16 school records.
Majored in kinesiology at Fresno State.
David and his father love collecting classic cars. Each year they attend the Pismo Beach Classic, one of the largest classic car and street rod shows on the West Coast. The show, traditionally on Father's Day Weekend, pulls in 1,000 classic cars and street rods and over 100,000 spectators in 3 days.
In 2010, Carr played in 1 game for the 49ers, at Carolina (10/24)…Playing in relief of Alex Smith, Carr completed 5 of 13 passes for 67 yards with 1 interception and was sacked once for a 5-yard loss.
In 2009, Carr played in 6 games for the Giants…Completed 21 of 33 passes 963.6 percent) for 225 yards, 1 touchdown, no interceptions and a passer rating of 93.6…Completed 2 of 3 passes at Tampa Bay (9/29)…Both of his attempts were incomplete at Kansas City (10/4)…Finished with 9 completions in 14 attempts for 90 yards and rushed for 27 yards on 4 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown, vs. Oakland (10/11)…Replaced Manning at New Orleans (10/18) and hit 4 of 5 passes for 72 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown to Hakeem Nicks…Completed 3 of 4 passes for 27 yards at Washington (12/21) and 3 of 5 throws for 26 yards at Minnesota (1/3).
In 2008, Carr played in 3 games and threw 12 passes in reserve of Eli Manning. He completed 9 for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns…Saw 1st first action as a Giant at St. Louis (9/14) on the game’s final series and had 3 rushes for minus-3 yards…Replaced Manning in the 4th quarter vs. Seattle (10/5) and completed his only pass for a 5-yard touchdown to Sinorice Moss to give the Giants a 44-6 lead…Played extensively for the 1st time at Minnesota (12/28),. He replaced Manning to start the 2nd half and completed 8 of 11 passes for 110 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions…Also had 3 rushes for 15 yards…Threw 2nd touchdown pass of the season, a 23-yarder touchdown to Domenik Hixon…A 27-yard pass to Moss was his season-long and helped set John Carney’s 20-yard field goal.
In 2007, Carr played in 6 games with 4 starts for Carolina and completed 73 of 136 passes (53.7 percent) for635 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions…Added 17 carries for 59 yards on the ground.
Started at quarterback in place of an injured Jake Delhomme at New Orleans (10/7) and completed 10-of-17 passes for 119 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…Directed an 85-yard 4th quarter drive that ended with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith with 3:53 remaining to tie the game at 13…Engineered his 11th career game winning drive and 1st with Carolina, directing the team 21 yards on 8 plays in 2:14 and completing both of his pass attempts for 17 yards to set up a 52-yard John Kasay field goal as time expired.
Started at Tennessee (11/4) and completed 15 of 27 attempts for 107 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…His 18-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter in the 4th quarter was his 3rd scoring strike of the season.
In 2006, started all 16 games for the 3rd consecutive season with Houston…Completed a career-high 302 passes (in 442 attempts) for 2,767 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 82.1…Led the NFL with a career-best 68.3 completion percentage…Carried 53 times for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Produced 8th-career game-winning drive vs. Miami (10/1) when he drove the offense 70 yards in 10 plays, completing all 4 passes for 46 yards and scoring the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run on the 1st play of the 4th quarter.
Tied NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions vs. Buffalo (11/19, a mark previously achieved by Washington quarterback Mark Brunell vs. Houston (9/24)…Completed 25 of 30 for 223 yards with 1 interception.
Threw for a season-high 321 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 39 of 54 passes (both career-high totals) at the Jets (11/26)…It was his 4th career 300-yard passing game and the 3rd-highest total of his career, surpassed only by 372 yards vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) and 371 yards at Tennessee (10/12/03).
In 2005, started all 16 games…Completed 256 of 423 passes (60.5 percent) for 2,488 yards, 14 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a passer rating of 77.2…Led all AFC quarterbacks in rushing with a career-high 308 yards and 1 touchdown on 56 attempts…Sacked 68 times, the 3d-highest single season total in NFL history behind the 76 sacks of Carr in 2002 and 72 sacks of Philadelphia’s Randall Cunningham in 1986.
Carr completed a season-high 25 passes on 34 attempts for 293 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for a season-high rating of 116.4 vs. St. Louis (11/27)…The 3 touchdown passes matched his career best, previously accomplished vs. Minnesota (10/10/04).
In 2004, started all 16 games and completed 285 of 466 passes (63.9 percent) for 3,531 yards, 16 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 83.5…Established career highs for attempts, yards and touchdowns…Ranked 1st among AFC quarterbacks in rushing with 299 yards on 73 carries.
Threw for 233 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 13 of 15 passes at Kansas City (9/26)…Led the Texans to a come-from-behind win, overcoming a 21-14 fourth quarter deficit.
In 2003, played in 12 games with 11 starts for Houston…Did not play in 1 contest and was inactive for 3 others…Completed 167 of 295 (56.6 percent) for 2,013 yards, 9 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 69.5…Rushed for 151 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 27 attempts…Suffered a sprained right ankle in the 2nd quarter at Indianapolis (10/26) that forced him to leave the game…Was inactive the following week vs. Carolina
(11/2)…Left contest at Buffalo (11/16) in the 1st quarter with a right shoulder injury after being sacked by Bills linebacker Jeff Posey…Injury caused him to be inactive vs. New England (11/23), not start vs. Atlanta (11/30), be inactive at Jacksonville (12/7) and not play at Tampa Bay (12/14).
As a rookie in 2002, participated in every offensive snap…Completed 233 of 444 passes (52.5 percent) for 2,592 yards, 9 nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions for a passer rating of 62.8…His 2,592 passing yards were the 2nd-most for a rookie quarterback on an expansion team in NFL history behind the 2,717 by Kerry Collins of Carolina in 1995…Rushed for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns on 59 carries…Earned all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly…Sacked an NFL-record 76 times.
COLLEGE
Played in 37 games, starting the final 26 contests of his career, at Fresno State…Completed 587 of 934 passes (62.8 percent) for 7,849 yards, 70 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
As a senior in 2001, was named 1st-team All-Western Athletic Conference choice…Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year…Earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (top senior quarterback), Sammy Baugh Passer of the Year (nation’s top quarterback), Pop Warner (most outstanding player in the Western United States) and Football News Offensive Player of the Year awards…Started all 14 games…Led the nation in passing yards with 4,308 and touchdown passes with 42 on 309-of-477 passing with 7 interceptions…Became the 6th player in NCAA history to amass 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes in the same season…Passed for more than 300 yards 11 times…Threw a career-high 6 touchdown passes against Utah State…Passed for a career-best 531 yards in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Michigan State.
As a junior, was named 2nd-team All-Western Athletic Conference…Started all 12 games…Completed 194 of 318 passes (61.0 percent) for 2,338 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Was redshirted in 1999, when he served as scout team quarterback.
PERSONAL
Attended Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif…Earned all-league and honorable mention all-area honors as a senior…Completed 276 of 511 passes for 3,496 yards and 27 touchdowns in two seasons as starter, setting 16 school records.
Majored in kinesiology at Fresno State.
Wife: Melody…Sons: Austin, Tyler and Cooper.
