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David Carr (born July 21, 1979 in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player. He is the quarterback for the Houston Texans in the National Football League (NFL). After his standout career at Fresno State, Carr was the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. He, along with his wife and three children, now reside in Sugar Land, Texas.

Early years

Carr's childhood dream was reportedly to become a quarterback for Fresno State. David's role model was Trent Dilfer, who would later win a Super Bowl ring. Although Trent Dilfer also wears number 8, David chose the number because he enjoyed watching Troy Aikman as a kid.

In 1993, Carr entered Stockdale High School, in Bakersfield. Two years later, as a quarterback he passed for 2050 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was recruited by UCLA and the University of Washington, but chose Fresno State to fulfill his childhood dream.

College career

David Carr was one of the most successful athletes ever to play for Fresno State. He was the starting quarterback during the 2000 and 2001 seasons after redshirting in 1999. Under his leadership, the bulldogs went 7-5 and 11-3. In his senior season the team beat Colorado, Oregon State, and Wisconsin, all members of BCS conferences. There was speculation about whether the Bulldogs would qualify for a BCS bid, something unprecedented for a 'Mid Major' conference team. During his collegiate career Carr completed 587 of 934 passes for 7,849 yards. He threw 70 touchdowns versus 23 interceptions. Carr collected many honors and awards during his final college season, most notably the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Professional career

In 2002, the expansion Houston Texans chose David Carr with the first pick of the NFL draft. Carr started his first 23 games for the Texans before being hampered by an ankle injury. His first career game was quite memorable as the Texans defeated the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Carr connected for two touchdowns in that game. The team won ice cream as a reward from ownership for the first win in franchise history. The Texans weren't as successful the rest of the year as a poor offensive line failed to protect the rookie Carr, who took every offensive snap and was sacked an NFL record 76 times in the 2002 NFL season.

In 2003, Carr and the Texans once again won the first game of the season visiting a strong Miami team before dropping six of their next eight games. Despite getting the sack problem under control and allowing only 15, the Texans only improved by one game in their record, finishing at 5-11.

2004 is without a doubt Carr's best season as a pro player. Despite being sacked 49 times, Carr began to play at the level a 1st overall pick is generally expected to. His best game of all came against the Minnesota Vikings on October 10. Carr exploded for 3 touchdowns and 374 yards passing, but the defense simply could not stop opposing quarterback Daunte Culpepper, as he threw for five touchdowns and put together the drive of his life in overtime to beat the Texans 34-28. Carr would put up solid numbers throughout the season, but three atrocious outings against the New York Jets and division rivals Indianapolis and Jacksonville would put the Texans out of playoff contention.

Despite high hopes from media prognosticators, the 2005 was another repeat of the 2002 inagural season but worse. The Texans went 2-14, with that being the worst record in the NFL and now currently hold the first pick of the 2006 NFL draft. Carr would be sacked 68 more times, and would only put up eight average or better outings in a season in which everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Houston.

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