Cris Carter is widely regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.
56 Facts About Cris Carter
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Cris Carter played college football at the Ohio State University and was drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1987 NFL supplemental draft.
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Cris Carter was signed by the Vikings and turned his life and career around, becoming a two-time first-team and one-time second-team All-Pro and playing in eight consecutive Pro Bowls.
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Cris Carter briefly played for the Dolphins in 2002 before retiring.
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Since retiring from the NFL, Cris Carter has worked on HBO's Inside the NFL, ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown and Monday Night Countdown, and online at Yahoo Sports.
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In 2017, Cris Carter began co-hosting First Things First with Nick Wright on FS1.
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Cris Carter was terminated from the show following a suspension and investigation in 2019.
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Cris Carter is the brother of former NBA player and coach Butch Carter.
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Cris Carter spent his early childhood there before moving to Middletown, Ohio, with his mother, three brothers, and two sisters.
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Cris Carter attended Middletown High School and starred in both football and basketball.
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Cris Carter was heavily recruited out of high school for both basketball and football.
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Cris Carter accepted the offer to attend Ohio State University from Buckeyes head coach Earle Bruce.
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Cris Carter became a consensus All-American selection after his junior season, Ohio State's first All American at wide receiver.
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Cris Carter had intended to play both football and basketball at Ohio State, but decided to focus on football after making an immediate impact his freshman year.
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Cris Carter was known for great hands, running precise routes, and for acrobatic leaps.
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Cris Carter had remarkable body control and footwork when making catches near the sidelines.
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At the Citrus Bowl at the end of the 1985 season, Cris Carter caught a ball that quarterback Jim Karsatos was intending to throw away.
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Cris Carter's first professional catch was a 22-yard touchdown vs the St Louis Cardinals.
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Cris Carter got more involved in the Eagles offense in 1988 catching 39 passes for 761 yards and tying for the team lead with 6 scoring receptions.
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Shortly after, Cris Carter had a falling out with coach Buddy Ryan and was a surprise cut following the pre-season.
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Cris Carter later admitted that Ryan released him because of alcohol and drug abuse, including large amounts of ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana, and credits his former coach with helping him turn his life around as a result.
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Cris Carter finished the 1990 campaign with 27 receptions for 413 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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In 1991, Cris Carter stepped forward as Minnesota's top pass catcher.
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Cris Carter led the team with 72 receptions, 962 yards, and 5 touchdown catches.
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In 1993, veteran QB Jim McMahon acted as the team's primary signal-caller and Cris Carter had a breakout season.
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The veteran helped Cris Carter set the NFL single-season record for receptions with 122.
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Cris Carter led the team with 1,256 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns, which earned him First-team All Pro honors.
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Cris Carter teamed up with Moon in 1995 to post his finest statistical season.
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Cris Carter caught 122 passes for a career-high 1,371 yards and led the NFL with 17 touchdown receptions.
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Cris Carter appeared in his fourth straight Pro Bowl following the season.
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Cris Carter continued to be the focal point of the Vikings' offense in 1997.
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Cris Carter was named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, leading the NFL with 13 touchdown receptions while pacing the team with 89 catches and 1069 yards.
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Cris Carter, who made the Pro Bowl for the fifth time, caught 78 passes for 1,011 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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Cris Carter later said losing that game was the lone regret of his time in Minnesota, and that he didn't even know if he wanted to play anymore afterwards.
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Cris Carter finished the decade of the '90s with 835 receptions, second only to Jerry Rice's 860, and was named to the NFL's All Decade team.
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In 2000, led by Daunte Culpepper, the Vikings won the NFC Central division, and Cris Carter finished the season with 96 receptions, 1,274 yards, 9 touchdowns, and an eighth Pro Bowl.
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Cris Carter left the Vikings as their all-time leader in, among other things, receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns.
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Cris Carter spent the spring of 2002 looking for a team.
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Cris Carter showed signs of rust, catching just three passes for 31 yards and fumbling once.
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Cris Carter returned in Week 14, but struggled to get back into the Dolphins receiver rotation.
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Cris Carter is one of 14 players in NFL history with 1,000 or more receptions.
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Cris Carter was named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team.
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Cris Carter was one of 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2008, but was not elected in a surprise to some commentators.
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Cris Carter was excluded in 2009 and again in 2010 as receivers Jerry Rice and Tim Brown became eligible for the first time, though Brown did not make it.
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On February 2,2013, Cris Carter was announced as an inductee into the Hall of Fame Class of 2013 along with Bill Parcells, Larry Allen, Jonathan Ogden, Warren Sapp, Curley Culp, and Dave Robinson.
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Cris Carter was one of the hosts of HBO's Inside the NFL and was an NFL Analyst for Yahoo Sports and ESPN.
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Cris Carter is a faculty member and assistant coach at St Thomas Aquinas High School, where his son played wide receiver in 2008.
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Cris Carter is the owner of Cris Carter's FAST Program, a sports training center in South Florida and is an ordained minister.
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Cris Carter appeared in the 2005 sports video game NFL Street 2 as a wide receiver for the NFL Gridiron Legends team along with former teammate, safety Joey Browner, and a few other historical NFL legends.
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Cris Carter was a speaker at the 2008 NFL rookie symposium and again at the 2009 NFL Rookie Symposium.
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Cris Carter spoke at the 2014 NFL rookie symposium, where he encouraged players to get a fall guy they can trust to take the blame if they get in trouble.
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ESPN released a statement saying Cris Carter's comments do not reflect the company's views.
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Cris Carter was chosen to be a coach for a team in the 2015 Pro Bowl, along with former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin.
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In December 2016, Cris Carter was hired by Fox Sports as a football analyst.
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Cris Carter's tenure ended in November 2019 following a suspension.
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Cris Carter subsequently signed on with the Toronto Argonauts a few weeks later, and now currently plays for the BCLions.