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Mark Carrier, who joined the Ravens in 2006, coaches the team's secondary along with Dennis Thurman...Carrier, who was a 3-time Pro Bowl safety and 1990 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year for the Chicago Bears, is in his 1st year coaching in the NFL after 2 years as Arizona State's CBs coach.
OVERVIEW: The 11-year NFL veteran coached the Arizona State CBs for 2 years (2004-05)...One of Carrier's Sun Devils, DB Chris McKenzie, is in his 2nd year with the Houston Texans...Carrier retired from the NFL after the 2000 season and pursued a career in communications...He was a sports commentator with various radio outlets, including the USC Football Radio Network...Carrier spent 11 seasons as a safety in the NFL, his 1st 7 with the Chicago Bears, next 3 with Detroit and final season with the Washington Redskins...Carrier, who earned 3 Pro Bowl berths while in Chicago (1990-91, 1993), was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1990) after leading the NFL with 10 INTs.
2004-05: (with Arizona State) Coached the Sun Devils' CBs, including current Texans DB Chris McKenzie (2004), who is in his 2nd year with Houston after signing as a rookie free agent in 2005...ASU won back-to-back bowl games for the 1st time in nearly 20 years: 2005: 45-40 win over Rutgers in the Insight Bowl and 2004: 27-23 win over Purdue in the Sun Bowl.
2003: (with Brophy College Preparatory) Started his coaching career as the Jesuit Catholic school's secondary coach in Phoenix, AZ.
2001-02: After retiring from the NFL, Carrier pursued a career in communications, hosting a daily sports talk show for ESPN Radio 860 in Phoenix...He also was a co-host of the pre- and post-game shows for the USC Football Radio Network.
NFL PLAYER: Carrier spent 11 seasons as a safety in the NFL, his 1st 7 with the Chicago Bears (1990-96), next 3 with Detroit (1997-99) and final season with the Washington Redskins (2000), tallying 32 INTs...Carrier, who earned a Pro Bowl nod 3 times while in Chicago (1990-91, 1993), was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1990) after leading the NFL with 10 INTs.
2000: (with Washington) Signed with the Redskins in his final year in the NFL...Was 3rd on the team with 102 tackles...Retired from the NFL after the season.
1997-99: (with Detroit) Tallied 2 100-tackle seasons as the starting FS for the Detroit Lions...Was a co-host on Sunday night sports telecasts for Detroit's WKBD-TV while playing for the Lions. 1999: Was a Pro Bowl alternate...Named the Lions' Joe Schmidt Leadership Award winner for the 2nd-straight season. 1998: Was Lions defensive co-captain and named team's Joe Schmidt Leadership Award winner...Honored as the NFL's top free safety by Sports Illustrated. 1997: Voted by his teammates as a defensive captain and made all the defensive calls in the secondary...Signed as a free agent.
1990-96: (with Chicago) As a Bear, Carrier was a football analyst for WGN TV and radio programming. 1996: Carrier played in 108 straight games to start his NFL career, before missing his 1st game with an ankle injury...Ravens D-line coach Clarence Brooks was the DL coach in Chicago during Carrier's final 3 seasons. 1994-95: Contributed 2 100-tackle seasons for Chicago. 1993: Carrier was honored with his 3rd Pro Bowl selection. 1991: Earned his 2nd trip to the NFL Pro Bowl. 1990: Was selected as the 6th overall pick by the Bears in the NFL Draft...Led the NFL with 10 INTs, the highest single-season mark in the '90s...Carrier's exceptional rookie season led to his 1st Pro Bowl selection and the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award...Posted a career-high 122 tackles and a career-high 20 PD...Also forced 5 fumbles.
PERSONAL: Was a high school All-American at Long Beach Poly (CA) HS...Was a stellar safety at the University of Southern California...In his 1st season at USC, Carrier was a backup safety to Ravens secondary coach Dennis Thurman's brother, "Junior" Thurman...Also while at USC, Carrier was a classmate of Ravens WRs coach Mike Johnson's wife, Louan...Entered the NFL Draft as a junior after being honored as USC's 1st Jim Thorpe Award winner, presented to the nation's best DB...Was a 2-time 1st-team All-American...Has a bachelor's degree in communications...Established MacKids Foundation in honor of his son, Mac...The foundation raises money for a number of causes, such as earthquake relief and Red Cross-related events...Mark and his wife, Andrea, have a son, Mac (10), and a daughter, Lexi (8).
NFL PLAYER EXPERIENCE: 1990-96 (Chicago Bears); 1997-99 (Detroit Lions); 2000 (Washington Redskins)
COACHING BACKGROUND: 2003 (Brophy Prep); 2004-05 (Arizona State); 2006 (Baltimore Ravens) | 