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WR Cris Carter (All B1G, All-American, 8x Pro Bowler, 3x All Pro, NFL HOF)

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Judy Griesedieck, Star Tribune
Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter during his pursuit of 1,000 catches.
Last update: February 5, 2011

Class of 2011 announcement: 6 p.m. Saturday ? TV: NFL Network

Three of the NFL's top 10 career rushers and one of its most dynamic cornerbacks -- along with two former Vikings -- lead a star-studded group of candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Curtis Martin, Jerome Bettis and Marshall Faulk are the running backs eligible for the first time for induction into the Canton, Ohio, hall. Defensive back Deion Sanders also is a first-time contender, along with tackle Willie Roaf.

For the Vikings, receiver Cris Carter, who ranks second all-time in receptions (1,101) and touchdown catches (130), and defensive end Chris Doleman, who had 150 1/2 sacks in his 15-year career, are holdovers from last year who are seeking election.

At least four and a maximum of seven nominees will be revealed Saturday. If six or seven make it, two must be senior nominees.
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Cris Carter again falls short
February, 5, 2011
By Kevin Seifert

DALLAS -- I wish I had an explanation for what many of you are already asking: What is keeping former Minnesota Vikings receiver Cris Carter out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

When Carter retired in 2002, he ranked second on the NFL's all-time list of receptions (1,101) and touchdowns (130). He was one of the top receivers of his generation, but on Saturday he missed the selection committee's first cut for the second consecutive year. Former Buffalo Bills receiver Andre Reed made the first cut but was dropped after the second.

As we've noted before, Carter has several factors working against him that are out of his control.

First, the receiver position is not as valued as some others. Only 21 are currently enshrined.

Second, Carter seems to have been caught in a glut of receivers each year. Former Oakland Raiders receiver Tim Brown was also a finalist this season, and Sports Illustrated's Peter King -- who is also a voter -- tweeted: "My sense is Reed, Carter, Brown canceling each other out. A shame, but I can tell you it's an honest disagreement by voters."

If that's the case, then it should just be a matter of time for Carter -- just as it was for former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent, who finally got his call Saturday.

Indeed, Tom Kowalski of Mlive.com -- another voter -- tweeted: "My guess? All 10 of the "snubbed" candidates from this season will be in the HOF in the next three years."
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A case for Carter
Posted Feb. 12, 2011
By Mike Beacom

There must be something about Cris Carter that Pro Football Hall of Fame voters don't like ? something personal, I suspect. Otherwise, how can one explain Carter's exclusion from the last four classes to gain entrance to Canton?

The numbers suggest Carter is first-ballot material: His 1,101 catches rank third all-time behind Jerry Rice (1,549) and Marvin Harrison (1,102); his 130 receiving touchdowns trail Rice (197) and Terrell Owens and Randy Moss (both 153); and he ranks eighth all-time with 13,899 yards.

Carter earned an invite to eight Pro Bowls, was named to two All-Pro squads, and joined Rice as a first-team receiver on the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team (Michael Irvin and Tim Brown were on the second team).

I have always been one to defend Hall of Fame voters. Fans do not realize the difficult choices the 44-person committee face, and the fact is the pool of worthy candidates gets bigger and bigger each year while only five names are drawn from it (not counting the Senior Committee candidates, of course). I would also add that right now ? and into the foreseeable future ? no position will leave as many players out in the cold as wide receiver, thanks to the way the game has changed over the past two decades.

Still, when it comes to Carter, I cannot understand, nor can I defend, the Selection Committee's rationale. Once again, they've left one of the game's elite players to wait amongst its merely great ones.

Many have speculated as to why Carter continues to get passed over. Let's consider the factors voters might be weighing ?

Drugs and alcohol

It has been well documented that Carter had some troubled times during his first three years in the league while playing for the Eagles. But since when has a checkered past caused voters to blink? Lawrence Taylor was a first-ballot guy; it took Irvin three tries. Besides, instead of dwelling on Carter's darkest days, let's focus on the better story ? how he bounced back. He made magic from misery, and became a mentor to younger receivers (Randy Moss stood straight for as long as Carter demanded him to). In 1999, Carter was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year. That honor alone should have washed away anything that happened in Philadelphia.

A logjam at receiver

Sports Illustrated's Peter King hypothesized Carter's snub this year had something to do with Andre Reed's and Brown's presence on the list of semifinalists. I believe Reed and Brown deserve their day in Canton ? just not before Carter, and it makes me cringe to think they somehow stole votes away from the Vikings' great. Neither Reed nor Brown was in the same class as Carter ? not in terms of leadership, ability or performance. Reed gained 1,000 or more yards just four times (Carter did it eight years in a row) and caught 43 fewer touchdowns than Carter in the same number of career games. Brown's totals are much closer to Carter's, but he never reached the elite status that Carter did in the mid 1990s when he caught 122 passes in back-to-back seasons.

No ring

So what. Charlie Joiner doesn't own a ring. He's in. Steve Largent doesn't own a ring. He's in. James Lofton doesn't own a ring. He's in. Carter was a better all-around receiver than all of these men. Largent was a first-ballot pick; Lofton and Joiner got in on their fifth tries ? which is now the best Carter can do.

Didn't play well in big games

As one friend pointed out to me last week, Carter managed just nine catches and 91 yards in two NFC championship games ? not the stuff of first-ballot Hall of Famers. Fair enough. But in many of his playoff games Carter was his usual splendid self. I also would argue that many great receivers failed to show in big games. Take Shannon Sharpe, for example. Ultimately, one could argue that Sharpe ? and not Reed or Brown ? was most responsible for keeping Carter out of Canton this year. Voters tend to target only one player at each position, with receivers and tight ends lumped together. Thus, because Sharpe got in this year, no other tight ends or wide receivers could. Sure, Sharpe was part of three Super Bowl-winning teams, but his contribution in those games was minimal (eight catches for 69 yards and no touchdowns). Was he a big-game receiver? Hardly. Other than his 96-yard score against Oakland in the 2000 AFC championship game (his only catch that day), Sharpe performed below expectations in the months of January and February. Didn't seem to bother voters.

A product of the modern-day passing game

Someone like Largent receives more consideration among football historians because his numbers came right at the cusp of the passing craze. Prior to the 1980s, the game was dominated by defense, with passing kept to a minimum. The great receivers were easy to identify. Now every team has a 1,000-yard receiver (or two) and so the value of those accomplishments has been lessened. But in the case of Carter, I might argue that his numbers alone do not tell the whole story. Carter was in many ways the Lynn Swann of his era ? able to bend, jump and dive to make a catch ? only with far better totals. He was not a product of the times, but rather a pioneer ? the first man to catch 120-plus passes in a season, and one of the first (along with Sterling Sharpe and Rice) to catch 100 or more passes in consecutive seasons.

The only thing I will accept as a reason for snubbing Carter is timing. In 2008, I suspect voters chose Art Monk over Carter because they believed Monk had been ignored for too long. Carter was the better choice, Monk the sentimental one. The following year, Bob Hayes stole the receiver spot thanks to the Seniors Committee. In 2010, Rice was not to be denied (nor should he have been). This year, though, the Committee has no excuse.

Tweeted Hall of Fame voter Tom Kowalski on Feb. 5, "My guess? All 10 of the "snubbed" candidates from this season will be in the HOF in the next three years"

That's great news, Tom. My suggestion: Take care of Carter next February. Then worry about the rest.
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Cris Carter?s contract is up; negotiating for new deal at ESPN
by USA Today Top Sports News Feed on Mar. 10, 2011

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Cris Carter and ESPN are in negotiations for a contract extension to keep the TV analyst in his chair on Sunday NFL Countdown next NFL season if there is a next season.

Carter?s agent confirmed his client?s contract is up and that the two sides are talking about a new deal. ?ESPN has extended an offer for Cris to continue on NFL Countdown, and we are currently in negotiations,? said Maury Gostfrand of Vision Sports Group.

ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said: ?After every season, we take a look at all roles and opportunities for the next season. We?re in the process of doing that now.?
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http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-...tract-is-up-negotiating-for-new-deal-at-espn/
 
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Cris Carter may not be back on ESPN?s Sunday NFL Countdown
Posted by Mike Florio on March 12, 2011

Plenty of former players make a good living in broadcasting. At ESPN, there are enough former players to field a full team, including offense, defense, special teams, and coaching.

With newly-retired players joining the room every day and only so many chairs in which they all can sit, strange things can happen when the music stops playing.

In the case of former Vikings receiver Cris Carter, he could be left standing around.

Michael McCarthy of USA Today explains that Carter?s contract with ESPN has expired. No new deal has been reached.

?ESPN has extended an offer for Cris to continue on NFL Countdown, and we are currently in negotiations,? agent Maury Gofstrand told McCarthy.

ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz was a bit more cryptic. ?After every season, we take a look at all roles and opportunities for the next season,? Krulewitz told McCarthy. ?We?re in the process of doing that now.?

In other words, it?s possible that Carter has been offered a role other than the role that he has been performing, or less money than he previously received. With such a deep bullpen, it wouldn?t be prudent for ESPN to blindly re-up a guy like Carter, who has been out of the game long enough for some in the younger demographic to not realize that he even played. (I distinctly remember being amazed as a kid when I heard that Irv Cross was a former player. Then again, I was also amazed when I learned that the moon is in fact not made of cheese.)
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What?s your relationship with Cris Carter?
?Funny that you ask that because I was just playing basketball with Cris Carter last night at Lynn University in Boca Raton. True. I?m sitting here on the air ? I?ve seen Cris. Our relationship has definitely grew apart over the years. But I think that once you get older, you don?t really live in the past. I think that me and Cris Carter?s relationship is just fair. It?s average. I think that he still has respect and love for me, and I have respect and love for him, and we?ll just leave it at that. I still follow his son, I still know his family. He still probably follows my family and whatnot. I think it?s just a fair relationship. He helped me at the beginning of my career, and just by me being in his presence on the field I probably helped his career out late in his career, so we have a lot to be thankful for, and not just on the football field. I?m thankful that Cris Carter was really put in my life early in my career, because I don?t think ? not having a veteran in my life, I really don?t know what direction I would have been in. Would I have won Rookie of the Year? Would I have scored 17 touchdowns? Would we have gone to the NFC Championship? I don?t really know these things. All I know is that I?m just here and happy I live in today, and I?m just happy I can go to this casino and put a couple of dollars in these slots.?
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9. CRIS CARTER, MIDDLETOWN, 1984: Before he was one of the best receivers in NFL history, he was all-Ohio in football and basketball with the Middies and played on the 1983 state tournament basketball team. In hoops, he averaged 21 points per game as a senior, earning first-team all-city, second-team all-district honors and honorable mention all-state accolades. He earned All-American honors as a wide receiver at Ohio State in 1986 and went on to an All-Pro career in the NFL. He retired in 2002, ranked second on the NFL’s all-time list of receptions (1,101) and touchdowns (130). In recent years he has been a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame consideration.
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Cris Carter goes off on Chad Ochocinco
Posted by Michael David Smith on April 28, 2011

Former NFL receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter is the latest commentator to weigh in on Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, ripping him after saying he?s on the way out in Cincinnati because Marvin Lewis hurt his feelings.

?I?m sick of Chad, I?m sick of hearing from him, I?m sick of hearing what he?s going to do,? Carter said. ??Chad, he?s definitely going to end up on someone else?s team if I?m calling the shots.?

Carter said he believes the Bengals should get rid of both Ochocinco and quarterback Carson Palmer, but he said in Palmer?s case the reason to get rid of him is to do a distinguished veteran a favor.

?I?m definitely making a deal getting them both out of town,? Carter said. ?Carson, who?s probably been the marquee as far as image, what to say, doing all the right stuff, he?s gotten a bad deal being stuck in Cincinnati. So I try to help a player out like this, I ship him somewhere where he would like to be.?

With Ochocinco, Carter said the Bengals should get rid of him because he?s a problem on the team. But Carter said he would be willing to give Ochocinco some lessons on how to be a better teammate.

?Chad, call me,? Carter said. ?I know a few things about wide receiver. I played a few years in the league, caught a few balls. Google me.?
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Cris Carter resigns with ESPN?s Sunday NFL Countdown
by USA Today Top Sports News Feed on May. 22, 2011, under USA Today Sports

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Cris Carter has signed a new contract with ESPN to serve as a football analyst on the Sunday NFL Countdown pregame show, according to network spokesman Josh Krulewitz and his agent Maury Gostfrand of Vision Sports Group.

Carter?s contract had expired in the off-season. He?ll continue to appear on the show along with Cris Berman, Tom Jackson, Mike Ditka, Keyshawn Johnson, Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter.
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Cris Carter Enters Football Hall Of Fame As Paying Customer

CANTON, OH?In his fourth year of eligibility, eight-time Pro Bowler Cris Carter, who scored 130 receiving touchdowns on 1,101 receptions over the course of his career, finally entered the Hall of Fame on Thursday by paying $21 for a ticket.

Carter was inducted by ticket seller Jennifer Mahoney, 26, who did not choose to speak on the occasion aside from saying "Welcome to the Pro Football Hall of Fame," thanking Carter for his $21, and directing him to the entrance.
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