CARL NICKSNicks, Carl Ray, Jr.Height: 6-5 Weight: 343 Born: May 14, 1985 San Francisco, CA High School: North (Salinas, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | New Mexico State | |
| 2004 | New Mexico State | |
| 2005 | Hartnell JC | |
| 2006 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| 2007 | Nebraska | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (164th overall) 2008 New Orleans Saints |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 77 | LOG | 16 | 13 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 77 | LOG | 16 | 16 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 77 | LOG | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 77 | LOG | 16 | 16 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 77 | LOG | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 77 | LOG | 2 | 2 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 73 | 70 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/2008 | 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL |
| Signed | 7/23/2008 | 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL |
| Signed | 8/1/2011 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2012 | 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL |
| Signed | 3/14/2012 | 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/30/2012 | 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL |
| Released (Injured) | 7/30/2014 | 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2014 TB NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 2011 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 2011 Associated Press All-NFL |
| 2011 Sporting News All-NFL |
| 2011 Pro Bowl All-NFC |
| 2011 Pro Football Weekly All-NFC |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 475 | 442 | 42.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 6.9 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 149 | 145 | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 624 | 587 | 0 | 37 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2008 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2009 NO NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2010 NO NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2011 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2013 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 1 | 14 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 4 |
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