Andre Carter: Veteran Providing Long-Awaited Pass Rush for New England Patriots

November 26, 2011   ·   Drew Bonifant   ·   Jump to comments

There were no breaking news updates on ESPN or jammed talk show phone lines when the Patriots signed Andre Carter back in early August. Nobody saw any reason for there to be.
After all, the fanbase was still buzzing over the team's July acquisitions of flamboyant wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and mercurial defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth. There just wasn't any room for thrills over landing a 32-year-old who had 2.5 measly sacks on a bad Washington Redskins team.
In fact, Carter's acquisition wasn't even the biggest of the day. New England also landed former New York Jet Shaun Ellis on Aug. 8. He was the one with the two playoff sacks in Foxborough last January. He was the one who was going to make a difference.
Ten weeks into the season, Haynesworth is gone, Ochocinco appears lost in translation and Ellis has vanished from Bill Belichick's defensive scheme.
Carter? Well, we got that one wrong as well.
The 6'4", 255-pound defensive end has emerged as the pass...

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