Signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on October 23, 2018.
Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (45th overall) of the Arizona Cardinals in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Played for Arizona (2012-13) and the Cincinnati Bengals (2017) before joining Tampa Bay.
Has played in 91 career regular season games, with 46 starts, registering 286 tackles (25 for loss), six sacks, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. Has added 10 special teams tackles.
Has also played in three postseason games, with two starts, recording eight tackles.
Posted a career-high 11 tackles against New Orleans (12/18/16).
Notched a career-high 1.5 sacks at San Francisco (10/6/16).
Tallied first career sack at Buffalo (9/25/16).
Registered first career forced fumble at Seattle (11/15/15).
Made first career start at N.Y. Giants (9/14/14), recording five tackles.
Made NFL debut at St. Louis (9/8/13).
Played in all 16 games, with two starts, recording 29 tackles, including two for loss, and two passes defensed. Added four tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams.
Played on special teams in season opener vs. San Francisco (9/8).
Took over in the first quarter for an injured Devin White in win at Carolina (9/12) and contributed eight tackles on defense, while adding one special teams tackle.
Started at inside linebacker vs. New York Giants (9/22), recording three tackles and one pass defensed.
Tied for team lead with nine tackles, including two for loss, and recorded one pass defensed in win at Los Angeles Rams (9/29).
Led team with 10 tackles in start at New Orleans (10/6).
Led team with 30 special teams snaps vs. Carolina (10/13), making one tackle and recovering a fumble.
Played in a reserve role at Tennessee (10/27).
Logged one special teams tackles at Seattle (11/3).
Led the team with 25 special teams snaps in win vs. Arizona (11/10).
Led team with 22 special teams snaps vs. New Orleans (11/17).
Played in a reserve role in win at Atlanta (11/24) and win at Jacksonville (12/1).
Led team with 25 special teams snaps in win vs. Indianapolis (12/8).
Played in a reserve role in win at Detroit (12/15).
Played on special teams vs. Houston (12/21).
Led team with two special teams tackles vs. Atlanta (12/29).
COLLEGE/PERSONAL/COMMUNITY:
Played in 38 games at LSU (2009-12), starting the final 27, totaling 206 tackles (18.5 for loss), six passes defensed, five sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery.
Declared for the NFL Draft following his redshirt junior season.
A Butkus Award finalist as a junior (2012), earning first-team All-America honors from Sports Illustrated and second-team accolades from The NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press. Also named first-team All-SEC after leading LSU with 130 tackles, then the fourth-most in a season in team history.
Attended Peachtree Ridge High School (Suwanee, Georgia).
During the holiday season, Minter invited 60 kids from A Kid's Place to join him for pizza and a shopping spree. A Kid's Place is a unique program designed to support the foster care system by providing state of the art residential care for siblings.
