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ROSTER
38 CAREY DAVIS
PRO: (31-10/6-0): Has played in 30 of 32 regular-season games over the past two years...made the Steelers’ 53-man roster prior to the start of the 2007 season...played in all 16 games in 2007 and 14 games in 2008...signed to the Steelers practice squad November 2, 2006 and remained with the team through the end of the 2006 season...originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts’ as a rookie free agent on April 30, 2004...signed to the Colts’ practice squad on September 6, 2004...signed to the Colts’ active roster on September 9...waived by the Colts on September 13...signed by the Falcons on January 14, 2005...released by Atlanta on August 29, 2005... signed to Tampa Bay’s practice squad on September 19, 2005...was released from the Buccaneers’ practice team on October 11, 2005...returned to Tampa Bay after signing a future contract on January 4, 2006...terminated from the Bucs on September 3, 2006...spent time on the Miami Dolphins’ practice squad before signing with the Steelers.
2008 (14-4/3-0):
Played in 14 regular-season games at fullback, making four starts...missed
games October 5 at Jacksonville and October 19 at Cincinnati due to an ankle
injury...rushed 12 times for 35 yards (2.9 avg.) with a long of 11...caught five
passes for 27 yards (5.4 avg.)...returned six kickoffs for 106 yards (17.7
avg.)...had five tackles on special teams...played in all three postseason
games...caught five passes during the postseason for 33 yards (6.6 avg.), both
postseason career highs...returned four kicks in the postseason for 69 yards
(17.3 avg.)...had two postseason tackles on special teams...9/7 vs.
Houston: Played in his 17th consecutive game and made his seventh career
start at fullback...caught one pass for 10 yards...helped the Steelers to rush
39 times for 183 yards (4.7 avg.) as a team...added one assisted tackle on
special teams...9/14 at Cleveland: Played in his 18th consecutive game at
fullback...had his first rush of the season for two yards...had one solo tackle
on special teams...9/21 at Philadelphia: Played in his 19th consecutive
game at FB...had one rush for one yard...returned one kickoff for 24 yards...had
one solo tackle on special teams...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Made his eighth
career start at FB and carried eight times for 15 yards (1.9 avg.) with a long
of eight...caught one pass for negative-one yard...returned one kickoff for 16
yards...10/5 at Jacksonville: Was inactive with an ankle
injury...10/19 at Cincinnati: Was inactive with an ankle
injury...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Returned to the lineup after missing
two games with an ankle injury...caught one pass for four yards...returned one
kickoff for 18 yards...11/3 at Washington: Made his ninth career start at
FB...also was a contributor on special teams...11/9 vs. Indianapolis:
Made his second consecutive start at FB...paved the way for Mewelde Moore to
rush for two touchdowns, the third time in 2008 that a Steelers’ running back
scored multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game...11/16 vs. San
Diego: Played in his fourth consecutive game at FB...paved the way for
Willie Parker to rush 25 times for 115 yards (4.6 avg.) with a long of 13...had
one solo tackle on special teams...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Played in his
fifth consecutive game at FB...had one rush for six yards...paved the way for
the Steelers to rush for 121 yards on 37 attempts (3.3 avg.) with one
touchdown...11/30 at New England: Played in his sixth consecutive game at
FB...returned two kickoffs for 34 yards (17.0 avg.) with a long of 20...had one
assisted tackle on special teams...12/7 vs. Dallas: Played in his seventh
consecutive game as a reserve at FB... caught one pass for zero yards...12/14
at Baltimore: Played in his eighth consecutive game as a reserve at FB and
as a contributor on special teams...12/21 at Tennessee: Played in
his 30th career game...returned one kickoff for 14 yards...12/28 vs.
Cleveland: Played in his 10th consecutive game...had one rush for a
season-high 11 yards...caught one pass for a career high 14 yards...AFC
Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Played in his fourth consecutive
postseason game...had one rush for zero yards...caught three passes for seven
yards (2.3 avg.)...returned one kickoff for 12 yards...AFC Championship Game
1/18 vs. Baltimore: Played in his fifth consecutive postseason
game...had one reception for a postseason career-high 20 yards...returned one
kickoff for 19 yards...had one solo tackle on special teams...Super Bowl
XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Played in his sixth consecutive postseason game...caught one pass for six
yards...returned two kickoffs for 38 yards (19.0 avg.) with a postseason high
21-yard return...had one solo tackle on special teams. 2007
(16-7/1-0): Started 7-of-16 games
played at FB…played in his first career playoff game against the
Jaguars…finished fourth on the team with 17 carries for 68 yards (4.0
avg.)…caught 12 passes for 50 yards (4.2 avg.)…helped pave the way for RB Willie
Parker to finish 4th in the NFL with 1,316 rushing yards…valuable
special team contributor…led team with 17 special teams tackles, and added one
fumble recovery…had three rushes for three yards and caught two passes for 14
yards in the playoff loss to Jacksonville…9/9 at Cleveland: Had his first career
start at FB…registered his first NFL carry, while logging three carries for five
yards…also had two solo special teams’ tackles. ..9/16 vs. Buffalo: Had one carry for a
career-long four yards…also registered had his first career catch for no
gain…helped pave the way for Willie Parker to have his 15th career
100-yard rushing day from the FB position…9/23 vs. San Francisco: Made his second
career start at FB and had three catches for 10 yards (3.3 avg.), with a
nine-yard long…helped pave the way for Willie Parker to have his 16th
career 100-yard rushing game from the fullback position…part of a backfield that
picked up 205 yards on the ground…also registered two special teams tackles (one
solo)…9/30 at Arizona: Started at FB
and saw action on special teams and registered one solo tackle…10/7 vs. Seattle: Started at FB and
logged two rushes for one yard (0.5 avg.) with a long of two yards…helped Willie
Parker rush for his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season…10/21 at Denver: Saw action at FB and
on special teams…had one catch for nine yards but did not register a carry…also
tacked on one special teams tackle…10/28
at Cincinnati: Saw action at RB…did not register a rush but did have one
catch for five yards…11/5 vs. Baltimore:
Saw limited action at RB and managed three carries for 14 yards (4.7 avg.)
including a 14-yard long…also registered one special teams tackle…11/11 vs. Cleveland: Saw action in his
ninth consecutive game…did not register a rush or catch…finished the game with
one special teams tackle…11/18 at N.Y.
Jets: Played in his 10th consecutive game…registered two carries
for 16 yards (8.0 avg.), including his 10-yard career long…also registered four
special teams tackles (two solo)…11/26
vs. Miami: Saw action at RB in his 11th consecutive game…did not
log a rush but finished the game with one catch for nine yards…also registered
one solo special teams tackle…12/2 vs.
Cincinnati: Saw limited action on offense in his 12th consecutive
game…managed to recover his first fumble of his career on a Bengals’ kick return
in the second quarter…12/9 at New
England: Saw action on special teams and registered one tackle…also saw
offensive snaps at FB but did not register a rush…12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Made his fifth
start of the season at FB but did not register a rush or catch…finished the game
with one special teams tackle…12/20 at
St. Louis: Made his sixth start of the season at FB…finished with six
carries for 68 yards (4.0 avg.), including a long of 12 yards…also brought in
two catches for zero yards with an eight-yard long…managed two special teams
tackles (one solo)…12/30 at Baltimore:
Made his third consecutive start at FB…finished with two catches for 13
yards (6.5 avg.), including a long of 9 yards…AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville:
Saw action in his third postseason game…had three carries for three yards
and caught two passes for 14 yards…also added one special teams
tackles. COLLEGE: Rated the second-best fullback in college football
by The Sporting News, but saw his
senior season get sidetracked even before it started...suffered a knee injury
that required arthroscopic surgery, but developed a staph infection that would
sideline him for three early season games of the 2003 campaign...two-year
starter developed into one of the better pass catchers in the collegiate ranks
at his position...in 42 games, he caught 114 passes for 751 yards (6.6 avg.) and
five touchdowns, adding 216 carries for 1,012 yards (4.7 avg.) and a score and
71 yards on eight kickoff returns (8.9 avg.).
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