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Former Dallas Cowboys player Brandon Carr arrested in Collin County on DWI charge

In this Star-Telegram file photo from Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron (85) pushes off Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr (39) in an NFL game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Carr was arrested this week in Collin County on a DWI charge.
In this Star-Telegram file photo from Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, Detroit Lions tight end Eric Ebron (85) pushes off Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr (39) in an NFL game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Carr was arrested this week in Collin County on a DWI charge. rrodriguez@star-telegram.com

Brandon Carr, a former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested Thursday on a DWI charge, according to jail records and Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.

He posted bond and was released the same day.

Carr, 36, played with the Cowboys from 2012-16 and again in 2020. He started in 80 out of the 83 games he played with them.

Carr also played with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2008-11 and the Baltimore Ravens from 2017-19.

He is from Flint, Michigan, and was a standout at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, before being selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

This story was originally published September 16, 2022 at 11:06 AM.

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