 On January 3, 2018, Carter was named the Defensive Coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, but on May 18, 2018, Carter resigned from the position for personal reasons, and was reassigned as a team scout.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.