Khalil Carter Kahlil Rafiq " Khalil " Carter ( born September 13 , 1976 ) is a former professional gridiron football player in the Arena Football League , NFL Europe , and the Canadian Football League . His last season of professional football was spent playing defensive back in the AFL for the Iowa Barnstormers in 2010 . Carter has also spent time in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores and the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts and the Montreal Alouettes . College football . From 1994 - 97 , Carter played for the University of Arkansas ' football team . He began his university career as a quarterback before making the transition to wide receiver . In 1998 , Carter transferred to Southern Arkansas University where he led the Muleriders in special teams tackles . Professional football career . 2010 Khalil served as player / coach and team captain for the Iowa Barnstormers of the new AFL . At age 34 , Carter was one of only 3 players with AFL experience on a very young Barnstormer team . Khalil appeared in all 16 games and finished with 85 tackles , 5 interceptions , 3 fumble recoveries , and 17 pass breakups . Coach Carter , as he affectionately became known , captained the Barnstormers 3rd ranked scoring defense also finishing 1st against the run . For the second season under coach Carter ' s watch , one of his players ( Tanner Varner ) broke the league tackling record with 146 tackles . Under Carter ' s watch Jason Simpson also broke the AF2 record in 2007 for the Arkansas Twisters with 145 . Both were rookies and recorded at least 8 interceptions as well . After the season Khalil announced his retirement and was hired to coach the secondary at Graceland University in southern Iowa . 2008 Khalil attended training camp with the Kansas City Brigade ( AFL ) after being traded from the Orlando Predators ( AFL ) in exchange for DB Kenny McEntyre . He played in two preseason games and recorded interceptions in both before sustaining a season ending shoulder injury . Went to training camp with the Toronto Argonauts replacing Jordan Younger at boundary corner recording 3 tkls 1 pbu and 1 ints in preseason game versus Montreal . Signed by Orlando Predators of the AFL . Played in AFL playoff game on three days notice . Recorded 6 tkls 1 pass break up , 1 forced fumble , 1 interception despite loss . Signed by Montreal in July . Played in four regular season games recording 7 tkls , 2 ints 1 def . td ( 50 yds . ) and 5 pass break ups . East Final versus Edmonton 5 tkls 4 pass break ups , 2008 Grey Cup game high 8 tkls , good for 3rd all time in Grey Cup history . 2007 Dressed for all 18 regular season games rotating in the Toronto Argonauts ' secondary , starting 6 at DB and CB . Finished the season with 3 ints and two defensive touchdowns . Named player of the week on Sept 13 for a 7 tackle performance which included an 82 yard interception return for a touchdown against Hamilton . Named to the af2 anniversary team and voted the # 2 defensive specialist in af2 history . Had his # 9 jersey retired by the Arkansas Twisters of the af2 . 2006 Khalil was a pre - season all - arena selection for the Nashville Katz of the AFL . Named AFL Defensive Player of the Week on February 28 after posting 11 tackles , 2 pass break - ups and an interception in Katz victory . Named Defensive Player of the Week in Conference Championship vs Dallas for recording 2 INT , one for a TD . He played in ArenaBowl XX where he recorded the longest touchdown run in ArenaBowl history ( 36 yards . ) He joined the Toronto Argonauts ( CFL ) in week 2 and eventually played in 12 games , starting seven at DB and CB , also saw time at LB and on ST . Established career highs in defensive tackles , interceptions and interception return yards . Moved into a third place tie with LB Don Wilson on the Argos ’ all - time single season interception yards list with 184 . Placed tied for 3rd all - time on Argo ' s consecutive games with an interception list with 3 . Week 7 , recorded his first - ever CFL interception ( 03 / 08 / 06 ) and returned it 84 - yards for a TD . 2005 Acquired by Nashville Katz ( AFL ) in 2005 dispersement draft and recorded 70 tackles , 7 INT ( second most in the AFL ) and one forced fumble with Nashville . Named Second - Team All - Arena at corner and safety . 2004 Signed with the Orlando Predators of the AFL to compliment all - time great Kenny McEntyre . Signed by the Buffalo Bills and allocated to the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe . Led team in special team tackles . Recorded 28 tackles , 3 pass breakups , 2 force fumbles and 1 blocked field goal while captaining one of the stingiest secondaries in NFL Europe history . Attended training camp with the Buffalo Bills before sustaining season ending sports hernia . 2003 Attended training camp with the eventual ArenaBowl champions Tampa Bay Storm . Signed with the Arkansas Twisters ( af2 ) and set an af2 league record with 14 interceptions in 14 games ( 16 interceptions in 17 games including playoffs ) and was named af2 Defensive Player of the Year . 2002 Acquired by the Toronto Phantoms ( AFL ) in the 2002 dispersal draft and recorded 17 total tackles , 1 fumble recovery , and two knockdowns , catching 10 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown . 2001 Signed by the Milwaukee Mustangs ( AFL ) . Played in all 14 regular season games with Milwaukee and recorded 35 catches for 364 yards and 6 touchdowns to go along with 24 tackles , two knockdowns , two interceptions , two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble on defense . Saw time at QB and completed four of four passes and two touchdowns . Named teams rookie of the year and as a reserve on the AFL all - Rookie team . 2000 Carter signed with the Arkansas Twisters of af2 . He rotated between QB , WR , DB , LB and became the first player in team history to be signed to a professional contract ( AFL ) . Completed 16 - 25 passes for 201 yards and 6 touchdowns while catching 10 passes for 165 yards and 5 touchdowns . Also recorded 25 tackles 2 ints , and 11 pbu ' s . Coaching career . Carter began his coaching career as a player / coach in 2007 as co - defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Twisters of the AFL2 . In 2010 , he also served as a player / coach with the Iowa Barnstormers . As a defensive back and team captain , Carter assisted with their weekly game - plan preparation and their player personnel . Later in 2010 , Carter took his first full - time coaching position as secondary and linebackers coach at Graceland University . In the spring of 2011 , Carter served as defensive coordinator for the Trenton Steel of the Southern Indoor Football League . Later that year , he coached cornerbacks at Valley High School in West Des Moines during its 2011 state 4A championship season . On July 2012 , Carter was named the cornerbacks coach for Drake University . Personal life . Though born in Washington , D . C . , Carter was raised in Little Rock , Arkansas , where he graduated from Little Rock Central High School . He graduated in 2000 from the University of Arkansas with a B . A . in Psychology and a minor in French . Carter is one of the founding members of the ABH chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity , and has 9 years experience in youth counseling and mentoring . Carter has two daughters , Briana and Brooklyn . As of 2011 , Carter resides in Des Moines , Iowa .