"I try to be quick to listen, slow to speak. I try not to join the mob in whatever is going on in the social and political climate."
NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints is here, talking sports, talking music, talking cancel culture. Far from being just a star athlete, he is a music lover and a pianist / singer-songwriter. With a degree in philosophy from Northwestern University, on this conversation, at both the height of football season and the height of political and social tension, Austin and Daniel take a deep dive into some sensitive issues. What is talked about in locker rooms when kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games is front-page news? How does social media quicken one's rush to judge-- sometimes without having all the facts? What gained from cancelling, from censoring, rather than challenging? In this discussion, Daniel and Austin go way beyond the art of catching a football.
A former walk-on at Northwestern University, Carr earned a scholarship and became a starter in his junior year. In his senior year in 2016, Carr led the Big Ten Conference in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Following the 2016 season, Carr was named the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year and was named First Team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media.
Carr joined the Saints off waivers from New England at the start of the 2017 regular season, appearing in one regular season and one playoff contest in his rookie campaign. This sure-handed wideout, who originally signed as an undrafted rookie out of Northwestern with New England, has played in 21 games with five starts, recording ten receptions for 106 yards and two touchdowns. The son of a classically trained pianist (mother, Janine) and drummer (father, Evan), he plays piano and writes songs in his free time. He participated in an internship for U.S. Senator Rand Paul (Ky.) in the 2019 offseason. Carr was born Dec. 25, 1993 in Santa Monica, California
