Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary

By Tank Carder, as told to Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell

WalterFootball.com is proud to introduce our 2012 NFL Draft Diary with TCU linebacker Tank Carder. Throughout the draft process, Tank will be sharing his experience with the readers of WalterFootball.com. Tank will hit on the East-West Shrine Game experience, team interviews, the NFL Scouting Combine, his pro day, pre-draft visits, and of course, his draft day experience.

Carder was the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of they Year the past two seasons. He also was the Rose Bowl Defensive MVP in TCU’s win over Wisconsin at the end of the 2010 season. Carder totaled 228 tackles with 25 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, 19 passes broken up and four interceptions with three returned for touchdowns in his collegiate career. Carder is a hard-nosed football player who should have an interesting draft experience in 2012.

WalterFootball.com would like to thank Tank Carder for his participation. We would also like to thank Tank’s agent, Kelli Masters of KMM Sports, for helping to facilitate Tank’s draft diary. Carder and Masters are readers of this Web site, so it was a natural fit to approach them about having Tank’s draft diary here. We are thrilled to have Tank share his journey with all of you. Now, let’s let Tank take over.



Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – Pro Day Workout
Tank Carder talks about his Pro Day, as well as some teams he’s spoken with.


Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – 2012 NFL Scouting Combine
Tank Carder talks about his experiences at the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine.


Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – Combine Training II
Tank Carder discusses his Combine training now that it’s finished. How has his preparation gone?




Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – Combine Training
Tank Carder discusses what he’s doing to train for the physical and interview portions of the Combine.


Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – East-West Shrine Recap
Here are Tank Carder’s final thoughts about the East-West Shrine Game, as well as something he needs to work on.


Tank Carder 2012 NFL Draft Diary – East-West Shrine Game
Tank Carder describes his experience at the East-West Shrine Game, as well as his training prior to his week in Florida.








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