Don Carey is one of the most popular and richest American football safety who was born on February 14, 1987 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The Cleveland Browns selected Carey in the sixth round (177th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Carey was the 23rd cornerback to be drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Carey was waived by the Jaguars prior to the start of the 2011 season.
In 2013, Carey was a versatile option at nickel and a source of stability to the Lions secondary and special teams coverage unit. Totaled 19 tackles (16 solo), two pass defenses and finished second on the team in special teams tackles with 11 (eight solo). He had a breakout performance at Pittsburgh on November 17 where he started at linebacker and had a career-high nine tackles.
The 14th of July, 2009 on July 14, 2009, the Cleveland Browns signed Carey to the four-year $1.86 million contract, which includes a the signing bonus of $116,000.750.
Through training camp, Carey tried to get the position of a backup cornerback with Hank Poteat, Corey Ivy, Gerard Lawson, and Coye Francies. On the 6th of August 2009, 2009 Cleveland Browns waived Carey. Cleveland Browns waived Carey due to an injury to his shoulder.
The Detroit Lions signed Carey on October 25, 2011. He was released on August 20, 2012, and was re-signed on November 1, 2012 after Bill Bentley was placed on injured reserve. He saw action in nine games (six starts), providing an immediate impact on defense and special teams, totaling 12 special teams tackles (10 solo) to go along with his 27 tackles (19 solo) on defense.
