Dexter Anthony Carter was born on September 15,1967 and is a former running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in the National Football League.
13 Facts About Dexter Carter
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Dexter Carter was drafted in the first round in the 1990 NFL Draft.
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In 1990, Carter was drafted in the first round by the 49ers, the winner of the previous two Super Bowls, with the hopes of taking some of the running game responsibility from Roger Craig as well as serving as the primary kick returner.
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Dexter Carter led the team in rushing in his rookie season with 460 yards after Craig missed 5 games with injury.
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Dexter Carter was the second-leading rusher in 1991 behind Keith Henderson, but then fell on the running back depth chart the following year and became almost exclusively a kick returner after that.
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Dexter Carter was a contributor in this capacity to the 49ers' Super Bowl XXIX team in 1994.
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Dexter Carter was then picked up by the 49ers and resumed his role as their kick and punt returner the next week.
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Dexter Carter created NFL history that season by becoming the only player ever to record at least one touch and one all purpose yard in 17 regular season games.
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Dexter Carter did this by playing for the Jets before their bye week and being signed by the 49ers after their bye week.
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Dexter Carter finished his 7 NFL seasons with 1,042 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns, along with 59 receptions for 652 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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In 2007, Dexter Carter returned to Florida State University as the running backs coach for 3 seasons.
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Dexter Carter was not retained after the 2009 season as incoming head coach Jimbo Fisher brought in his own coaches when taking over for Bobby Bowden.
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Dexter Carter was the second overall pick in the MLB draft.