Background
Carrier, Mark Anthony was born on April 28, 1968 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
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Carrier, Mark Anthony was born on April 28, 1968 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
Bachelor in Communications, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1993.
He is the current defensive backs" coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. Carrier went to Long Beach Polytechnic High School and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a three-year varsity starter.
Mark was named to the Parade All-American, United States of America Today All-American, and the Long Beach Press-Telegram "s Best-in-the-West teams in 1985.
Carrier is a 1989 graduate of the University of Southern California. A two-time consensus first-team All-American, Carrier had seven interceptions in 1989, plus 107 tackles, three fumble recoveries and ten pass deflections.
A three-year starter for the Trojans, Carrier finished his collegiate career with thirteen interceptions. Carrier was inducted into the University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame, class of 2006.
He was selected with the sixth pick of the 1990 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.
Carrier has also been fined for several of his hits, and also suffered three concussions during his career. Carrier played for the Bears from 1990 to 1996, the Detroit Lions (1997-1999) and Washington Redskins until 2000. Carrier was known as a smart player, often leading the defense.
He played in three Pro Bowls, in 1990, 1991 and 1993.
In 2006 the Baltimore Ravens hired Carrier as their secondary coach. He was the defensive backs" coach at Arizona State University the previous two years.
In 2010, he was hired as the New York Jets defensive line coach. On February 13, 2012, he was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as their defensive backs" coach.
Founder MacKids Foundation.
Married Andrea Carrier. Children: Mac, Lexi.