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Sadly, nothing is more common than unrealized potential.
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Alouettes’ Duron Carter has hall-of-fame shoes to fill
Duron Carter, left, makes a catch as Saskatchewan Roughriders' Craig Butler, centre, and Dwight Anderson defend. (CP/Graham Hughes)
Perry Lefko
October 2, 2013
As his son literally and figuratively climbs above the crowd during a brief but spectacular rookie season with the Alouettes, Cris Carter couldn’t be more proud.
Knowing the challenges his son Duron has faced—sharing both a last name and a position with his Pro Football Hall of Famer father, as well as overcoming academic issues in university that came close to ruining his pro career—it’s easy to understand the joy Cris Carter is feeling. His son is a survivor.
Since his first game with the Als on August 22, Duron Carter has displayed some of the same qualities his father routinely demonstrated in his brilliant, 16-year NFL career.
In six CFL games, Duron has posted 29 catches for 529 yards, averaging 15.2 yards per reception, and four touchdowns. Two games ago against Hamilton he caught nine passes for 112 yards. Last week against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he hauled in six for 152, including one catch in which he leaped high above two defenders and held on to the ball through hard contact with the ground. It was the kind of highlight-reel play that helped establish his father as one of the greatest pass-catchers in NFL history.
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Montreal Alouettes GM Jim Popp expects WR Duron Carter to be a "highly, highly sought after" NFL prospect when eligible next offseason, a "Cam Wake kind of guy."
Some NFL observers scoff at the CFL, but there is talent there in addition to top-notch talent evaluators. Popp is one of them. Duron is Hall of Famer Cris Carter's son. "This guy can go in and be a No. 1 or No. 2 (receiver in the NFL)," Popp said. "He is phenomenal. ... He’s fast, 6-foot-4, can be a punt returner in the NFL with his size, can run with the ball, has got tremendous body control." Originally a four-star high school recruit to Ohio State, Carter's early-football years were plagued by attitude and off-field problems. Now 23, he appears to have his life together. He'll be eligible to sign a reserve/future contract in 2015. Jun 30 - 1:08 PM