Chris carter nfl biography

American football player (born 1965)

For other people with similar person's name, see Chris Carter (disambiguation).

American clearing player

Carter in 2014
Position:	Executive vicepresident of player engagement
Born:	(1965-11-25) Nov 25, 1965 (age 59) Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	208 lb (94 kg)
High school:	Middletown (Middletown, Ohio)
College:	Ohio State (1984–1986)
Supplemental draft:	1987 / round: 4
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Graduel Christopher Darwin Carter^[1] (born Nov 25, 1965) is an Dweller former professional footballwide receiver who played in the National Common League (NFL) for the Metropolis Eagles (1987–1989), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002).^[2] He is widely deemed as one of the permanent wide receivers of all time.^[3][4][5][6]

Carter played college football for nobleness Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Eagles set up the fourth round of loftiness 1987 NFL supplemental draft.

Measure in Philadelphia, head coach Brother Ryan helped to coin melody of ESPN's Chris Berman's esteemed quotes about Carter: "All sharp-tasting does is catch touchdowns." Closure was let go by Ryan in 1989, however, due lowly off-the-field issues. Carter was simple by the Vikings and sordid his life and career continue, becoming a two-time first-team person in charge one-time second-team All-Pro and appearance in eight consecutive Pro Bowls.

When he left the Vikings after 2001, he held height of the team career recognition records. He briefly played come up with the Dolphins in 2002 hitherto retiring.^[7]

Since retiring from the NFL, Carter has worked on HBO's Inside the NFL,ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown, and online at Yahoo Sports.^[8] He also works as interrupt assistant coach at St.

Poet Aquinas High School, where her highness son played wide receiver. Bring into being 2017, Carter began co-hosting First Things First with Nick Designer on FS1. He was discontinued from the show following adroit suspension and investigation in 2019. Carter resides in Boca Raton, Florida. He is the fellow of former NBA player suggest coach Butch Carter.^[9]

After six period, and five finalist selections, Immunology vector was voted to the Veteran Football Hall of Fame scrutiny February 2, 2013.^[10]

Early life

Carter was born in Troy, Ohio.

Transfer elementary school he went nip in the bud Heywood Elementary in Troy, River. He spent his early babyhood there before moving to Middletown, Ohio, with his mother, leash brothers, and two sisters. They lived in a small four-bedroom apartment.^[11] He attended Middletown Towering absurd School^[12] and starred in both football and basketball.

Named stern his grandfather, Graduel, Carter forlorn his birth name and time changed his name to Cris after wide receiver Cris Collinsworth (whom he idolized), stating focus he would never be eminent with the name Graduel. According to Carter on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" (on Sept 15, 2014), he dropped interpretation name during 7th grade, see his name is still programmed as Christopher on official file, including his driver's license.

College career

Carter was heavily recruited wheedle out of high school for both basketball and football. He force the offer to attend River State University from Buckeyes purpose coach Earle Bruce. Carter became a consensus All-American selection make sure of his junior season, Ohio State's first All American at comprehensive receiver.^[13]

Carter had intended to era both football and basketball fate Ohio State, but decided constitute focus on football after production an immediate impact his underclassman year.

That year, he touchy a Rose Bowl record region nine receptions for 172 yards. In his junior season, be active caught 69 passes for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Carter was known for great workforce, running precise routes, and arrangement acrobatic leaps. He had unusual body control and footwork what because making catches near the sidelines.

At the Citrus Bowl refer to the end of the 1985 season, Carter caught a quick-witted that quarterbackJim Karsatos was intending to throw away.^[14] Karsatos has claimed that catch by Transporter was the greatest in dignity history of college football: "When I finally saw it turn film, he was tiptoeing greatness sidelines and he jumped amicable and caught the ball fumbling by the point of distinction football at least a adjustment out of bounds.

Then take steps somehow levitated back in make light of to get both his bound in bounds. I swear denote this day he actually levitated to get back in put a ceiling on. When I saw it bank account film, it just blew count on away."

Prior to Carter's older season, he secretly signed hint at notorious sports agentNorby Walters.

In the way that the contract was discovered, Typhoid mary was ruled ineligible. The longing of Carter in the 1987 offense contributed to a deficient 6–4–1 season and the adjournment of Coach Bruce. Missing that season also cost him uncomplicated chance at evening his remote record against Michigan; Carter seasoned accomplished 1–2, his lone taste pointer victory in the series bring into being his freshman year.

Despite loss his senior year, Carter sinistral Ohio State holding the primary record for receptions (168), accomplishment 2,725 yards and 27 touchdowns from them. In 2000, fiasco was selected as a shareholder of the Ohio State Lea All-Century Team. In 2003, agreed was inducted into the River State Varsity O Hall sponsor Fame.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

A caserne round pick by the Metropolis Eagles in the 1987 doodah draft,^[15] Carter saw limited dial during his rookie season corrupting just 5 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns. Emperor first professional catch was first-class 22-yard touchdown vs.

the Cloudy. Louis Cardinals.^[16]

Carter got more active in the Eagles offense distort 1988 catching 39 passes bring 761 yards and tying financial assistance the team lead with 6 scoring receptions. In 1989, yes became the teams' primary put on zone receiver, leading the Eagles with 11 touchdown catches (3rd in the NFC) while transport in 45 passes for 605 yards.^[17]

Shortly after, Carter had adroit falling out with coach Brother Ryan and was a astonishment cut following the pre-season.

Egyptologist later admitted that Ryan unattached him because of alcohol direct drug abuse, including large aplenty of ecstasy, cocaine and dope, and credits his former governess with helping him turn authority life around as a result.^[18]

Minnesota Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings claimed dignity troubled wide receiver off waivers on September 4, 1990, redundant only $100.

Stuck behind Hassan Jones and resident star ghetto-blaster, Anthony Carter (no relation), Transmitter didn't see very many passes come his way during dominion first season in Minnesota. Recognized did gain a measure mock revenge against his former uniform, however, catching six passes letch for 151 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown, in a Monday Night contest at Philadelphia on Oct 15.

Carter finished the 1990 campaign with 27 receptions storeroom 413 yards and 3 touchdowns.

In 1991, Carter stepped go ahead as Minnesota's top pass position. He led the team liven up 72 receptions, 962 yards, pole 5 touchdown catches. The winds of change were blowing detect Minnesota; after a second strung out disappointing season head coach Jerry Burns retired.

Stanford head instructor Dennis Green was named introduction his replacement on January 10, 1992, and began a do cleaning process. "The New Sheriff in Town" released stalwarts aspire RB Herschel Walker and QB Wade Wilson and traded DT Keith Millard to the Metropolis Seahawks.

The Vikings returned warn about NFL prominence in 1992, transmission an 11–5 record and capturing their first NFC Central Breaking up title since 1989.

With Lavish Gannon and Sean Salisbury good at QB, Carter remained high-mindedness team's primary aerial weapon—leading nobleness team with 53 receptions, 681 yards, and 6 touchdowns insult missing the final four party of the season with on the rocks broken collar bone. The Vikings season ended in disappointment, even, as the defending Super Cavern champions Washington Redskins upended them 24–7 in the Wild Ticket round.

In 1993, veteran QB Jim McMahon acted as glory team's primary signal-caller and Shipper had a breakout season. Settle down posted career highs in receptions, 86, and yards, 1,071, patch catching 9 touchdowns — shrink team highs, and appeared unsavory his first Pro Bowl. Greatness Vikings finished the season 9–7, good enough for a playoff berth, but fell 17–10 all round the New York Giants importance the Wild Card round.

Veteran quarterback Warren Moon was derived before the 1994 season spreadsheet immediately developed a rapport concluded Carter. The veteran helped Immunology vector set the NFL single-season put on tape for receptions with 122 (the record was broken in 1995 by Detroit's Herman Moore). Egyptologist also led the team care 1,256 yards and 7 acceptance touchdowns, which earned him First-team All Pro honors.

Moon cranium Carter carried the team observe a 10–6 record and integrity NFC Central title, but couldn't stop the Vikings from top-notch third straight first-round playoff move out — a 35–18 home thrashing to the Chicago Bears.

Carter teamed up with Moon cede 1995 to post his quality statistical season. He caught 122 passes for a career-high 1,371 yards and led the NFL with 17 touchdown receptions.

Bearer received Second-team All Pro honors for his efforts. The Vikings, however, finished 8–8 and lost the playoffs for the rule time under Green.

Midway give the brushoff the 1996 season Brad Author took over at QB want badly the Vikings. Carter didn't drive out a beat, catching 96 passes for 1,163 yards and 10 touchdowns.

The Vikings returned curry favor the playoffs with a 9–7 record, but were routed alongside the Dallas Cowboys 40–15 have as a feature the Wild Card round. Transporter appeared in his fourth with good cause Pro Bowl following the interval.

Carter continued to be excellence focal point of the Vikings' offense in 1997. He was named to his fifth uninterrupted Pro Bowl, leading the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions determine pacing the team with 89 catches and 1069 yards.

Still though he had more effective seasons statistically, 1997 may possess been Carter's finest hour, gorilla week after week he in a trance with one spectacular catch funds another. With Randall Cunningham pass on QB (he replaced the livid Johnson late in the season) the Vikings finally broke have a medical condition in the playoffs, defeating blue blood the gentry Giants 23–22 in a hasty miracle comeback.

The playoff work was fleeting, however, as description team fell to the San Francisco 49ers 38–22 the mass week.

In 1998 the Vikings drafted Marshall wide receiver Concupiscent Moss with 21st pick row the first round. Suddenly, honesty Vikings possessed the NFL's bossy dangerous weapon. They cruised chomp through the regular season, posting orderly 15–1 record while scoring clever then-league record 556 points.

Transporter, who made the Pro Bewilder for the fifth time, deceived 78 passes for 1,011 yards and 12 touchdowns. Led from one side to the ot Moss, Carter, and Miller Advantage Player of the Year Randall Cunningham, the Vikings entered rendering playoffs as heavy favorites bring out reach the Super Bowl. They easily defeated the Arizona Cardinals 41–21 in the Divisional Fly in a circle, advancing to the NFC Patronage Game for the first put on ice since 1987.

The Vikings entered that game as 13 reprove a half point favorites cause the Atlanta Falcons, but strayed in overtime 30–27 to walk the biggest favorite to habitually lose a home playoff recreation. Carter later said losing divagate game was the lone sobbing of his time in Minnesota, and that he didn't unchanging know if he wanted deliver to play anymore afterwards.

The closest year, Carter had his world-class archetypal individual season since 1995— representation First-team All Pro caught 90 passes for 1,241 yards mount an NFL-best 13 touchdowns. Leadership Vikings easily defeated the Metropolis Cowboys 27–10 in the Dynamic Card round and headed come to St. Louis to face authority NFL's new hottest offense.

Minnesota led the eventual Super Dish champions 17–14 at the bisection, but a second-half flurry not public to a 49–37 Rams impersonator.

Carter finished the decade come close to the '90s with 835 receptions, second only to Jerry Rice's 860, and was named vertical the NFL's All Decade gang.

In 2000, led by Daunte Culpepper, the Vikings won class NFC Central division, and Shipper finished the season with 96 receptions, 1,274 yards, 9 touchdowns, and an eighth Pro Bowl.^[19] On November 30, Carter became only the second player hit NFL history to reach rectitude 1,000 reception plateau when of course caught a 4-yard touchdown break down against Detroit.

In 2001, loftiness Vikings floundered with a take pictures of of 5–11, their first failure season since 1990. Carter's manufacturing dipped to its lowest stop since 1992 (mostly because outline QB Spergon Wynn's ineffectiveness worship the last three games) — 73 catches, 871 yards, 6 touchdowns — and his strip of eight straight Pro Bowls came to an end.

Adjacent the season, the longest-tenured Norse exercised an out clause boast his contract that ended climax career in Minnesota.

Cris Transmitter left the Vikings as their all-time leader in, among blemish things, receptions (1,004), receiving yards (12,383), and touchdowns (110).^[20]

Miami Dolphins

Carter spent the spring of 2002 looking for a team.

Tho' he talked with the Rams, Browns, and Dolphins, he was unable to complete a compliance and joined HBO's Inside primacy NFL team as an arbiter on May 21. He served in that capacity until Oct 21 when the Miami Dolphins lured the veteran back arrive the playing field to uphold their injury-riddled receiving corps.

The Boca Raton resident started knock over his first game as uncluttered Dolphin at Lambeau Field bay Week 9.

Carter showed characters of rust, catching just couple passes for 31 yards take precedence fumbling once. During the workweek that followed, he checked goslow the hospital with a breed ailment and was sidelined long the next four weeks.

Carter returned in Week 14, however struggled to get back penetrate the Dolphins receiver rotation.

Intimate Week 15, however, he at bay a one-handed touchdown pass chimp the Dolphins beat the Raiders 23–17. The following week contradict the Vikings, however, he plain a key drop in position end zone that cost Metropolis a touchdown. The Dolphins cut up losing that game existing then lost to the Patriots the following week, missing position playoffs.

Even though he slam into up respectable numbers for distinction number of games that take action played, he retired after blue blood the gentry season.

Legacy

At the time invite his retirement, Carter's 1,101 employment receptions and 130 touchdowns whereas a receiver placed him secondly in NFL history behind Jerry Rice, although his reception integral has since been surpassed tough Marvin Harrison, and his landing-place receptions by Randy Moss splendid Terrell Owens.

Carter is of a nature of 14 players in NFL history with 1,000 or ultra receptions.^[21] He was named come to an end the NFL 1990s All-Decade Lineup. Carter was one of 15 finalists for the Pro Interest Hall of Fame class counterfeit 2008, but was not elect in a surprise to trying commentators. Carter was once anon excluded in 2009 and anew in 2010 as receivers Jerry Rice and Tim Brown became eligible for the first ahead, though Brown did not dream up it.^[22] Additionally, Andre Reed was another possible candidate that assassinate interrupt Carter's chance for enshrinement squeeze 2010.

In 2011, he too did not make it teeth of not having a single yawning receiver in the class.

NFL Network's NFL's Top 10 situated him atop the list unscrew wide receivers with the properly hands.^[23]

On February 2, 2013, Shipper was announced as an draftee into the Hall of Honour Class of 2013 along add-on Bill Parcells, Larry Allen, Jonathan Ogden, Warren Sapp, Curley Culp, and Dave Robinson.^[24]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold	Career high

General				Receiving
Season	Team
1987	PHI	9	0	—[a]	5	84	16.8	9.3	2
1988	PHI	16	16		39	761	19.5	47.6	6
1989	PHI	16	15		45	605	13.4	37.8	11
1990	MIN	16	5		27	413	15.3	25.8	3
1991	MIN	16	16		72	962	13.4	60.1	5
1992	MIN	12	12	92	53	681	12.8	56.8	6
1993	MIN	16	16	143	86	1,071	12.5	66.9	9
1994	MIN	16	16	188	122	1,256	10.3	78.5	7
1995	MIN	16	16	197	122	1,371	11.2	85.7	17
1996	MIN	16	16	167	96	1,163	12.1	72.7	10
1997	MIN	16	16	158	89	1,069	12.0	66.8	13
1998	MIN	16	16	125	78	1,011	13.0	63.2	12
1999	MIN	16	16	137	90	1,241	13.8	77.6	13
2000	MIN	16	16	161	96	1,274	13.3	79.6	9
2001	MIN	16	16	130	73	871	11.9	54.4	6
2002	MIA	5	1	17	8	66	8.3	13.2	1
Career		234	209	1,515	1,101	13,899	12.6	59.4	130

Career notables

• One of four tinge to record at least Cxx receptions in a season doubly, 1994 and 1995 (Wes Welker, Antonio Brown, Michael Thomas)^[26]
• Most felicity with at least 12 receptions in a single season (4) in 1995^[27]
• One of three doff expel (Clarke Gaines and Jerry Rice) to record at least 12 receptions in consecutive games
• Most in succession games with 2 touchdown receptions (4) – tied with Theologist Johnson and Doug Baldwin
• Most in succession seasons with at least 5 touchdown receptions, 1991–2001 (11) – Terrell Owens, Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, and Tim Brown
• Most consecutive seasons with resort to least 5 touchdowns, 1991–2001 (11) – Terrell Owens, Jerry Payment, Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, Tim Brown, and Frank Gore
• First thespian to record a 150-yard reaction game in three different decades (Jerry Rice is the other player to do so)^[28]
• Member of 2013 Hall of Make ashamed Class
• Only guest on Good Salutation Football to get the domain on the peg during Rectitude Long Show on February 2, 2022.

Carter was one of honourableness hosts of HBO's Inside glory NFL and also was set NFL Analyst for Yahoo Diversions and ESPN.

He is extremely a faculty member and helpmate coach at St. Thomas Saint High School, where his contention played wide receiver in 2008. He is the owner sell Cris Carter's FAST Program, unornamented sports training center in Southernmost Florida and is an decreed minister. He also appeared have the 2005 sports video distraction NFL Street 2 as top-hole wide receiver for the NFL Gridiron Legends team along handle former teammate, safety Joey Browner, and a few other verifiable NFL legends.

Carter was undiluted speaker at the 2008 NFL rookie symposium^[29] and again oral cavity the 2009 NFL Rookie Symposium.^[30] He also spoke at greatness 2014 NFL rookie symposium, ring he encouraged players to wicker a fall guy they throne trust to take the criticize if they get in complication.

The comments were revealed fence in 2015 in an ESPN Illustriousness Magazine story about Chris Borland.^[31] The NFL took the recording of the speech down breakout its website and released unornamented statement saying in part: "The comment was not representative scholarship the message of the meeting or any other league program...The comment was not repeated attach importance to the 2014 AFC session dim this year's symposium." Carter apologized on Twitter, saying he true it was bad advice, become calm everyone should take responsibility quota their own actions.^[32]ESPN also on the rampage a statement saying Carter's comments do not reflect the company's views.^[33]

Carter was chosen to endure a coach for a body in the 2015 Pro Low spot, along with former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin.

In December 2016, Carter was chartered by Fox Sports as regular football analyst. In May 2017, his role was expanded in that it was announced that Porter would co-host a morning event, First Things First, on Demon Sports 1 with radio inner man Nick Wright and moderator Jenna Wolfe. The show premiered clutch September 5, 2017.

His occupation ended in November 2019 masses a suspension.^[34]

Since 2021 he has been part of Good Sunrise Football as an analyst.

In fall 2023, Carter joined Florida Atlantic under head coach Take it easy Herman as a volunteer coach.^[35] Following the season he was promoted to executive director thoroughgoing player engagement.^[36][37]

Personal life

Carter is wonderful Christian and has two issue.

His daughter, Monterae works affix philanthropy. His son, Duron Drayman, played wide receiver at River State in 2009 and Coffeyville Community College in 2010, dispatch played for several Canadian Competition League teams. Cris is prestige younger brother of ex-NBA artiste and coach Butch Carter.

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