Carr was the fifth overall selection of the
1968 NFL/AFL draft, taken by the
Green Bay Packers. The Packers got this draft slot in the previous year's trade with
New Orleans that sent longtime fullback
Jim Taylor to the Saints. Some were surprised that the Packers, who already had a strong linebacking corps led by future
hall of famers Ray Nitschke and
Dave Robinson, chose him. General Manager
Vince Lombardi (who retired as coach immediately after the draft's conclusion), however, considered him to be the best player in the draft, and one who could play a variety of positions, including linebacker, tight end, strong safety, and defensive end. Carr's professional career spanned ten seasons, all with the Packers. His final season was
1977; before the
1978 season, the Packers, by this time coached by Carr's former teammate,
Bart Starr, waived him as the result of a deep conflict over how Carr's injured knee should be treated. He settled his dispute with the Packers in
1979 and signed with the
San Diego Chargers as a free agent, but never played for them. Carr recorded his lone NFL touchdown on November 7, 1976, intercepting a
Bobby Douglass pass in the third quarter and returning it 10 yards for a key score in the Packers' 32-27 victory vs. the
New Orleans Saints at
Milwaukee. ==Post-NFL life==