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Carter informed the Titans of his decision to retire from the NFL on Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official website reports. After spending the previous three seasons with the Falcons, Carter signed with the Titans earlier this offseason. He's instead opting to hang up his cleats after seven seasons in the NFL. Carter wraps up his career having appeared in 96 regular-season games (62 starts) and finishing with 278 tackles (170 solo), including 21.5 sacks, 18 pass breakups, including a pair of interceptions, five forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.
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Carter (groin) is active for Sunday's game against the Giants. Carter finished the week with consecutive limited practices, and the veteran linebacker has done enough to be cleared to play Sunday. In the three games since the Falcons' Week 12 bye, Carter has tallied nine tackles (seven solo) and one forced fumble.
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Carter (concussion) was a full participant during Thursday's practice, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports. Carter remains on injured reserve and in the league's concussion protocols, but he could be close to returning from both after practicing without restrictions Thursday. If he's able to be cleared by an independent neurologist, Carter could be activated off IR and play against the Broncos on Sunday.
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The Falcons designated Carter (concussion) to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports. A concussion led Carter to be placed on injured reserve ahead of Week 7. His 21-day practice window opened Wednesday, and he was estimated as a limited participant on the Falcons' injury report, per Tori McElhaney of the team's official site. Even if Carter were to practice in full this week, he'll need to clear the league's five-step concussion protocols in order to play against the Broncos on Sunday.
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Head coach Raheem Morris told reporters Friday that Carter (concussion) won't play in Sunday's matchup against the Seahawks, Amna Subhan of the Falcons' official site reports. Carter has not practiced this week and has yet to pass the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, so it's no surprise he's been ruled out ahead of Sunday's contest. Expect James Smith-Williams and Arnold Ebiketie to see additional reps with Atlanta's first-team defense in Carter's stead.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *1 | @DEN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *2 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *3 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *4 | @HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *5 | @ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *6 | @LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | @IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| *11 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *12 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | JAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | @CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | @SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/21 | Kansas City | 32 |
| 17 | 12/28 | New Orleans | 28 |
| 18 | 01/04 | @Jacksonville | 9 |