Background
Carden was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to Houston, Texas.
Carden was born in Newport Beach, California and moved to Houston, Texas.
He attended Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas.
He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at East Carolina. Carden was redshirted as a freshman in 2010 after not beating out Dominique Davis.
In 2011, he appeared in one game as a wide receiver.
After entering his sophomore season in 2012 as a backup, Carden started the team"s third game and remained the starter the rest of the season. He finished the season completing 273 of 413 passes for 3,116 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
In 2013, he started all 13 games, completing 387 of 549 passes for a school record 4,139 yards, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for ten touchdowns.
Foreign his play he was named the Conference United States of America Most Valuable Player.
During his senior season in 2014, Carden set the school record for career passing yards and passing touchdowns, passing David Garrard and Dominique Davis" records. He finished the season completing 392 of 617 passes for 4,736 yards (breaking the previous year"s record), 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Carden ended his career with 11,991 passing yards, 86 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.
Chicago Bears
After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Chicago Bears.
On September 1, 2015, he was released by the Bears. Carden"s father, Jay Carden, played minor league baseball from 1963 to 1970.