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Best NFL Players of All Time: Cris Carter

Cris Carter’s career didn’t start out that way, despite becoming one of the greatest receivers to ever play the game and the second-best receiver to ever wear a Minnesota Vikings uniform. Carter thought of himself as an unbeatable player who could go out and party all week and yet perform his job on Sunday when he was a young receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles under Buddy Ryan. He would become well-known for his dedication and training during his time in Minnesota, but he had no interest in those qualities in Philadelphia.

Carter caught 11 touchdown passes in 1989, demonstrating that his lack of commitment was not evident on the field. However, Ryan was unimpressed, thinking Carter was more focused on drugs and drink than he was on making the Eagles win football games. Surprising everyone outside of Philadelphia, Ryan benched the prolific Carter.

Carter recalled, “Buddy Ryan told me he couldn’t depend on me.” “He was unsure if I would fail a drug test. He had no idea what I could do.

The change was a turning point in Carter’s life and career. He looked in the mirror and did not like what he saw.

“After Carter added, “I was driving across the Walt Whitman Bridge when I got cut.” “I had to notify my wife that I had been cut on the phone. Pregnant with our first son, she was at home. She had recently graduated from college and declined a job offer so that we could travel to Philadelphia together.

I was devastated. Carter understood that he was solely to blame for his bad luck. He promised to sober up, and since September 1990, he has abstained from alcohol.

Carter is the type of receiver that seldom goes unemployed because of his ability to dominate in the red zone.The following day, the Vikings made contact with Carter to sign him, and they acquired a genuine all-time great.

Carter was very athletic and had good leaping ability, but he lacked the great stopwatch speed that scouts look for in receivers. After arriving in Minnesota, Carter turned into a dedicated worker who made every effort to improve himself on a daily basis. Carter’s unwavering attitude and physical prowess combined to make him one of the NFL’s biggest stars.

Carter caught 122 passes in 1994, setting a league record. The next year, he tied that mark, but Herman Moore of Detroit broke it with 123 receptions. Seven years later, Colts virtuoso wide receiver Marvin Harrison set a single-season record with 143 receptions.

Carter played during a time when Michael Irvin of the Cowboys and Jerry Rice of San Francisco were both highly visible figures. For this reason, in the early going of his Minnesota career, Carter was among the league’s most underappreciated superstars. But head coach Dennis Green loved every one of his talents.

According to Green, Cris is more skilled and capable of making trickier catches than the other guys. When he makes a play that you don’t think he can make, such a pass that’s too high or will go out of bounds, you don’t trust him. He can maintain the tips of his toes inside the line while reaching over the barrier to make a catch, or he can dive for the ball and scoop it. No one else is as skilled at it as Cris.

Carter was a master in every facet of the game, but his hands were what set him apart. Carter used to soothe and relax his best features by frequently bathing them in paraffin and oil. During the week, he looked after and spoilt them, and on Sundays, they looked after him.

The catch that dove? Carter did it better than anyone else. But that’s only the beginning. Fingertip grasps. catches made behind the ball. dives with one hand and catches. Using his 6-foot-3, 220-pound physique and his ability to catch everything he could get his hands on, he was a formidable force in the red zone.

His signature move was the sideline catch, where he would stretch out of bounds like a contortionist, only stepping on tiptoe with his feet. Carter was the only one who consistently made those receptions.

Carter was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection whose spectacular catches cemented his place in NFL annals. He currently ranks third all-time in receiving yards (13,899), fourth in receiving touchdowns (130), and seventh in receptions (1,101) as of the publication of this book.

Warren Moon’s 1994 trade to the Vikings may have given Carter the boost he needed to transform from a standout player to one of the best players in the history of the league at the position. In the midst of the 1994 season, Carter noted, “Warren has meant a great deal to me.” “What a proficient and accurate passer he is. It is much easier for me to accomplish my job now that we have him thanks to the trade.

Carter employed a lot of basketball techniques on the football field; his brother Butch was a seven-season NBA player. His basketball instincts provided him with the quickness, coordination, and skill to screen defensive backs away from the ball.

Former Vikings head coach Bud Grant, who was an NBA player in his younger days, once observed, “You can tell a lot about a football player by the way he plays basketball.” While some guys are concerned about catching the ball, Cris is above that. You could always count on Cris to bring something in if he got his hands or his nger on it. He was worried about what he would do both before and after he caught the ball, but he was so natural at it that he didn’t have to worry about actually catching it.

Carter assumed an increasing amount of leadership as he became one of the team’s most talented players. If Carter believed the wrong play was called, he didn’t hesitate to tell the coaching staff or to call out a player who was making a mistake. Although Carter’s sensitive personality may have annoyed some of his teammates, it was a sincere response that he wouldn’t suppress.

Carter remarked, “I’m an emotional guy, and I have a reason when I get upset on the football field.” “My goal was never to get the football more for myself. I’m all over the tight end if he read the defense the wrong way. I’m questioning the offensive coordinator on the sidelines if he calls a play that we didn’t rehearse over the week.

Carter was aware that if he didn’t maintain his high level of performance, his tendency to criticize coaches and players would leave him exposed. That gave Carter even more incentive to continue being the best.

“Only by playing at a high level will I be able to maintain my position,” he stated. “In the locker room, I become silent if I don’t.”

Ryan’s decision to split ways with Carter in Philadelphia shaped his demanding demeanor. He was attempting to push his teammates to consistently give it their all by consistently exhibiting “tough love.”

Best NFL Players of All Time: Cris Carter Stats

Regular Season

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1987	22	PHI	WR	80	9	0		5	84	16.8	2			25	0.6	9.3					0							5	16.8	84	2	0	1
1988	23	PHI	WR	80	16	16		39	761	19.5	6			80	2.4	47.6			1	1	0			1	1	0.1	0.1	40	19.1	762	6	0	7
1989	24	PHI	WR	80	16	15		45	605	13.4	11			42	2.8	37.8			2	16	0			11	8	1	0.1	47	13.2	621	11	1	6
1990	25	MIN	WR	80	16	5		27	413	15.3	3			78	1.7	25.8			2	6	0			8	3	0.4	0.1	29	14.4	419	3	0	4
1991	26	MIN	WR	80	16	16		72	962	13.4	5			50	4.5	60.1					0							72	13.4	962	5	1	11
1992	27	MIN	WR	80	12	12	92	53	681	12.8	6			44	4.4	56.8	57.60%	7.4	5	15	0			6	3	1.3	0.4	58	12	696	6	1	7
1993	28	MIN	WR	80	16	16	143	86	1071	12.5	9			58	5.4	66.9	60.10%	7.5			0							86	12.5	1071	9	0	9
1994	29	MIN	WR	80	16	16	188	122	1256	10.3	7	62	49.5	65	7.6	78.5	64.90%	6.7			0							122	10.3	1256	7	4	9
1995	30	MIN	WR	80	16	16	197	122	1371	11.2	17	80	52.8	60	7.6	85.7	61.90%	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	123	11.1	1371	17	0	12
1996	31	MIN	WR	80	16	16	167	96	1163	12.1	10	57	51.5	43	6	72.7	57.50%	7			0							96	12.1	1163	10	1	9
1997	32	MIN	WR	80	16	16	158	89	1069	12	13	55	48.7	43	5.6	66.8	56.30%	6.8			0							89	12	1069	13	3	10
1998	33	MIN	WR	80	16	16	125	78	1011	13	12	57	56	54	4.9	63.2	62.40%	8.1	1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-0.1	0.1	79	12.8	1010	12	0	14
1999	34	MIN	WR	80	16	16	137	90	1241	13.8	13	66	58.4	68	5.6	77.6	65.70%	9.1			0							90	13.8	1241	13	0	12
2000	35	MIN	WR	80	16	16	161	96	1274	13.3	9	72	54	53	6	79.6	59.60%	7.9			0							96	13.3	1274	9	3	15
2001	36	MIN	WR	80	16	16	130	73	871	11.9	6	45	46.9	52	4.6	54.4	56.20%	6.7	1	4	0	0	0	4	4	0.3	0.1	74	11.8	875	6	2	8
2002	37	MIA	WR	88	5	1	17	8	66	8.3	1	5	41.2	15	1.6	13.2	47.10%	3.9			0							8	8.3	66	1	1	1
Career					234	209	1515	1101	13899	12.6	130	499	52	80	4.7	59.4	60.30%	7.3	13	41	0	0	0	11	3.2	0.2	0.1	1114	12.5	13940	130	17	135
12 yrs		MIN			188	177	1498	1004	12383	12.3	110	494	52.1	78	5.3	65.9	60.40%	7.3	10	24	0	0	0	8	2.4	0.1	0.1	1014	12.2	12407	110	15	120
3 yrs		PHI			41	31		89	1450	16.3	19			80	2.2	35.4	0%		3	17	0			11	5.7	0.4	0.1	92	15.9	1467	19	1	14
1 yr		MIA			5	1	17	8	66	8.3	1	5	41.2	15	1.6	13.2	47.10%	3.9			0							8	8.3	66	1	1	1

Playoffs

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1988	23	PHI	WR	1	1		1	17	17	0			17	1	17			1	17	17	0	0
1989	24	PHI	WR	1	1		2	16	8	0			11	2	16			2	8	16	0
1992	27	MIN	WR	1	1	10	3	77	25.7	0			42	3	77	30.00%	7.7	3	25.7	77	0	0
1993	28	MIN	WR	1	1	6	4	83	20.8	1			40	4	83	66.70%	13.8	4	20.8	83	1	1
1994	29	MIN	WR	1	1	16	8	61	7.6	1	4	31.3	19	8	61	50.00%	3.8	8	7.6	61	1	0
1996	31	MIN	WR	1	1	7	3	36	12	1	1	28.6	30	3	36	42.90%	5.1	3	12	36	1	1
1997	32	MIN	WR	2	2	25	12	176	14.7	2	7	44	66	6	88	48.00%	7	12	14.7	176	2	0
1998	33	MIN	WR	2	2	17	11	149	13.5	0	7	58.8	45	5.5	74.5	64.70%	8.8	11	13.5	149	0	0
1999	34	MIN	WR	2	2	22	8	111	13.9	2	6	36.4	22	4	55.5	36.40%	5	8	13.9	111	2	0
2000	35	MIN	WR	2	2	20	11	144	13.1	1	9	55	34	5.5	72	55.00%	7.2	11	13.1	144	1	0
Career				14	14	123	63	870	13.8	8	34	43.9	66	4.5	62.1	60.30%	7.3	63	13.8	870	8	2
8 yrs		MIN		12	12	123	60	837	14	8	34	43.9	66	5	69.8	48.80%	6.8	60	14	837	8	2
2 yrs		PHI		2	2		3	33	11	0			17	1.5	16.5	0%		3	11	33	0

 

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