TRANSACTIONS:

-           Originally a 1st round (1st pick overall) draft choice by the Houston Texans in 2002…Released by the Texans on March 23, 2007…Signed as a free agent by the Carolina Panthers on April 10, 2007… Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 3, 2008.

GIANTS NOTES:

-           Carr was the 1st-ever draft pick in franchise history by the Houston Texans in 2002….He was the 12th quarterback selected number-one overall since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
-           With Eli Manning and Carr, the Giants are the 2nd team in history to have on their roster at the same time 2 quarterbacks who were selected first overall in their respective drafts. The 2007 Panthers were the 1st team with that distinction with Vinny Testaverde (1987) and Carr (2002).
-           David and his father love collecting classic cars. Each year they attend the Pismo Beach Classic, one of the largest classic car and street rod shows on the West Coast. The show, traditionally on Father's Day Weekend, pulls in 1,000 classic cars and street rods and over 100,000 spectators in 3 days.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Carr has played in 82 career games with 79 starts. He started all 16 games 4 times in his 5 seasons with the Texans, including the last 3. Carr has completed 1,316 of 2,206 passes (59.7 percent) for 14,026 yards, 62 touchdowns and 70 interceptions. His career passer rating is 74.4. He has been sacked 262 times, including a record 76 for 411 yards in losses as a rookie.
-           Carr has produced 4 career 300-yard passing performances, including a career-high 372 against Minnesota on Oct. 10, 2004…He had career-high totals of 54 passes and 39 completions in Giants Stadium against the Jets on Nov. 26, 2006…Carr tied the NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions vs. Buffalo on Nov. 19. 2006…He has directed 11 career game-winning drives in which the decisive points were scored in the fourth quarter or overtime, including one last Oct. 7 in New Orleans. Carr led the NFL with a career-high 68.3 completion percentage (hitting 302 of 442 passes) in 2006.
-           In 2007, Carr played in 6 games with 4 starts and completed 73 of 136 passes (53.7 percent) for 635 yards, 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions…Added 17 carries for 59 yards on the ground.
-           Started at quarterback in place of an injured Jake Delhomme at New Orleans (10/7) and completed 10-of-17 passes for 119 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…Directed an 85-yard 4th quarter drive that ended with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith with 3:53 remaining to tie the game at 13…Engineered his 11th career game winning drive and 1st with Carolina, directing the team 21 yards on 8 plays in 2:14 and completing both of his pass attempts for 17 yards to set up a 52-yard John Kasay field goal as time expired.
-           Started at Tennessee (11/4) and completed 15 of 27 attempts for 107 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception…His 18-yard touchdown pass to Drew Carter in the 4th quarter was his 3rd scoring strike of the season.
-           In 2006, started all 16 games for Houston for the 3rd consecutive season with Houston…Completed a career-high 302 passes (in 442 attempts) for 2,767 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for a passer rating of 82.1…Led the NFL with a career-best 68.3 completion percentage…Ranked 4th in the league in 4th-quarter passing with a 104.2 quarterback rating by completing 73 of 102 passes for 679 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions…Carried 53 times for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns.
-           Produced 8th-career game-winning drive vs. Miami (10/1) when he drove the offense 70 yards in 10 plays, completing all 4 passes for 46 yards and scoring the winning touchdown on a 1-yard run on the 1st play of the 4th quarter.
-           Tied NFL single-game record with 22 consecutive completions vs. Buffalo (11/19, a mark previously achieved by Washington quarterback Mark Brunell vs. Houston (9/24)…Completed 25 of 30 for 223 yards with 1 interception.
-           Threw for a season-high 321 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 39 of 54 passes (both career-high totals) at the Jets (11/26)…It was his 4th career 300-yard passing game and the 3rd-highest total of his career, surpassed only by 372 yards vs. Minnesota (10/10/04) and 371 yards at Tennessee (10/12/03).
-           In 2005, started all 16 games…Completed 256 of 423 passes (60.5 percent) for 2,488 yards, 14 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a passer rating of 77.2…Led all AFC quarterbacks in rushing with a career-high 308 yards
and 1 touchdown on 56 attempts…Sacked 68 times, which ranks as the 3d-highest single season total in NFL history behind the 76 sacks of Carr in 2002 and 72 sacks of Philadelphia’s Randall Cunningham in 1986.
-           Led 7th-career game-winning drive vs. Cleveland (10/30)…Following a 63-yard kickoff return, Houston scored the game-winning points 6 plays later on a 40-yard Kris Brown field goal…Carr completed a season-high 25 passes on 34 attempts for 293 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for a season-high rating of 116.4 vs. St. Louis (11/27)…The 3 touchdown passes matched his career best, previously accomplished vs. Minnesota (10/10/04).
-           In 2004, started all 16 games and completed 285 of 466 passes (63.9 percent) for 3,531 yards, 16 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 83.5…Established career highs for attempts, yards and touchdowns…Ranked 1st among AFC quarterbacks in rushing with 299 yards on 73 carries.
-           Threw for 233 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception while completing 13 of 15 passes at Kansas City (9/26)…Led the Texans to a come-from-behind win, overcoming a 21-14 fourth quarter deficit…Completed 6 of 7 passes for 112 yards and 1 touchdown, including a 9-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Jabar Gaffney that tied the score at 21, in the 4th quarter…Completed 2 of 3 passes for 45 yards during decisive 42-yard game-winning drive, capped by a 49-yard Kris Brown field goal with 2 seconds remaining.
-           In 2003, played in 12 games with 11 starts for Houston…Did not play in 1 contest and was inactive for 3 others…Completed 167 of 295 (56.6 percent) for 2,013 yards, 9 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a passer rating of 69.5…Rushed for 151 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 27 attempts…Suffered a sprained right ankle in the 2nd quarter at Indianapolis (10/26) that forced him to leave the game…Was inactive the following week vs. Carolina
(11/2)…Left contest at Buffalo (11/16) in the first quarter with a right shoulder injury after being sacked by Bills linebacker Jeff Posey…Injury caused him to be inactive vs. New England (11/23), not start vs. Atlanta (11/30), be inactive at Jacksonville (12/7) and not play at Tampa Bay (12/14).
-           As a rookie in 2002, started all 16 games and participated in every offensive snap…Completed 233 of 444 passes (52.5 percent) for 2,592 yards, 9 nine touchdowns and 15 interceptions for a passer rating of 62.8…His 2,592 passing yards were the 2nd-most for a rookie quarterback on an expansion team in NFL history behind the 2,717 by Kerry Collins of Carolina in 1995…Rushed for 282 yards and 3 touchdowns on 59 carries…Earned all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly…Sacked an NFL-record 76 times.

COLLEGE:
 
-           Played in 37 games, starting the final 26 contests of his career, at Fresno
State…Completed 587 of 934 passes (62.8 percent) for 7,849 yards, 70 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
-           As a senior in 2001, was named 1st-team All-Western Athletic Conference choice…Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year…Earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (top senior quarterback), Sammy Baugh Passer of the Year (nation’s top quarterback), Pop Warner (most outstanding player in the Western United States) and Football News Offensive Player of the Year awards…Started all 14 games…Led the nation in passing yards with 4,308 and touchdown passes with 42 on 309-of-477 passing with 7 interceptions…Became the 6th player in NCAA history to amass 4,000 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes in the same season…Passed for more than 300 yards 11 times…Threw a career-high 6 touchdown passes against Utah State…Passed for a career-best 531 yards in the Silicon Valley Football Classic against Michigan State.
-           As a junior, was named 2nd-team All-Western Athletic Conference…Started all 12 games…Completed 194 of 318 passes (61.0 percent) for 2,338 yards, 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
-        Was redshirted in 1999, when he served as scout team quarterback.

PERSONAL:

-           Attended Stockdale High School in Bakersfield, Calif…Earned all-league and honorable mention all-area honors as a senior…Completed 276 of 511 passes for 3,496 yards and 27 touchdowns in two seasons as starter, setting 16 school records.
-           Majored in kinesiology at Fresno State.
-           Wife: Melody…Sons: Austin, Tyler and Cooper.