Carter Named Second-Team All-Arena
May 25, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Nashville Kats News Release
NASHVILLE (May 25, 2005) âNashville Kats defensive specialist Kahlil Carter was named to the second-team All-Arena squad announced by the Arena Football League on Tuesday.
Carter (6-2, 195) was honored after an outstanding season which saw him tie for second in the league with seven interceptions. He also led the team with 15 pass breakups. He finished as the Kats' second-leading tackler, totaling 70 stops, including one for a loss. Carter also forced a fumble and recovered another.
The third-year defensive specialist from Southern Arkansas was honored despite being inactive for the season's first three games. He was named the AFL's ADT Defensive Player of the Week after intercepting two passes in Nashville's upset win over San Jose on April 29.
Carter, who had last played in the AFL with the Toronto Phantoms in 2002, was named the arenafootball2 Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 after picking off a league-high 14 passes. He played the 2004 season in NFL Europe.
He joins three other Kats teammates who have already earned postseason honors. Linemen Aaron McConnell and Joe Minucci and fullback/linebacker Dan Alexander were named to the league's All-Rookie team on Tuesday.
The U.S. Army Ironman, Offensive Player and ADT Defensive Player of the Year will be announced the week of June 6. The U.S. Army All-Ironman team will be announced on Thursday, May 26. Following is the complete list of the 2005 All-Arena First and Second Teams:
First Team
Pos. Player,Team
QB Mark Grieb, San Jose
FB/LB Frank Carter, Las Vegas
OL/DL Silas Demary, Los Angeles
OL/DL B.J. Cohen, New Orleans
OL/DL Jermaine Smith, Georgia
WR/LB Cory Fleming, Orlando
WR/DB Kevin Ingram, Los Angeles
OS Damian Harrell, Colorado
DS Billy Parker, New York
DS Kenny McEntyre, Orlando
K Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles
Second Team
Pos. Player,Team
QB Matt Nagy, Georgia
FB/LB Rich Young, Colorado
OL/DL Gillis Wilson, Georgia
OL/DL E.J. Burt, Orlando
OL/DL John Moyer, Chicago
WR/LB Lawrence Samuels, Tampa Bay
WR/DB Will Pettis, Dallas
OS Siaha Burley, Arizona
DS Kahlil Carter, Nashville
DS Kevin Gaines, Georgia
K Clay Rush, Colorado
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