Editing Cris Carter (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Similar names|Chris Carter (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name           = Cris Carter
| image          = Cris Carter HOF.JPG
| caption        = Carter in 2014
| current_team   = Florida Atlantic Owls
| number         = <!-- 80, 88 -->
| position       = <!-- [[Wide receiver]] -->Executive director of player engagement
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1965|11|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Troy, Ohio]], U.S. 
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 3
| weight_lb      = 208
| high_school    = [[Middletown High School (Ohio)|Middletown]] ([[Middletown, Ohio]])
| college        = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (1984–1986)
| suppdraftyear  = 1987
| suppdraftround = 4
| pastteams      =
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1987|1989}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1990|2001}})
* [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|2002}})
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]] (2023)<br/>Volunteer coach
| pastadmin      =
* [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]] (2024–present)<br/>Executive director of player engagement
| highlights     =
* [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year]] (1999)
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1994 All-Pro Team|1994]], [[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1995 All-Pro Team|1995]])
* 8× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]]–[[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]])
* [[List of NFL annual receptions leaders|NFL receptions leader]] (1994)
* 3× [[List of National Football League season receiving touchdown leaders|NFL receiving touchdowns leader]] (1995, 1997, 1999)
* [[NFL 1990s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor]]
* [[Minnesota Vikings#Retired numbers|Minnesota Vikings No. 80]] retired
* [[Bart Starr Award]] (1995)
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1986 College Football All-America Team|1986]])
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1985]], [[1986 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1986]])
* [[Citrus Bowl|Florida Citrus Bowl]] champion ([[1985 Citrus Bowl|1985]])
* [[Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] champion ([[1987 Cotton Bowl Classic|1987]])
| statlabel1     = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1     = 1,101
| statlabel2     = Receiving yards
| statvalue2     = 13,899
| statlabel3     = Receiving [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3     = 130
| pfr            = C/CartCr00
| HOF            = cris-carter 
}}

'''Graduel Christopher Darwin Carter'''<ref>{{cite web | title=Cris Carter's real name: Graduel Christopher Darin Carter | work= cbssports.com | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/23016638/cris-carters-real-name-graduel-christopher-darin-carter |access-date=August 4, 2013}}</ref> (born November 25, 1965) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] [[wide receiver]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1987–1989), the [[Minnesota Vikings]] (1990–2001) and the [[Miami Dolphins]] (2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartCr00.htm |title=Cris Carter NFL Football Statistics |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenyon |first=David |date=October 3, 2018 |title=The Top 11 NFL Wide Receivers of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2797941-the-top-10-nfl-wide-receivers-of-all-time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405022007/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2797941-the-top-10-nfl-wide-receivers-of-all-time |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Elliot |title=Ten best receivers of all time |url=https://www.nfl.com/photos/ten-best-receivers-of-all-time-0ap3000000642432 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603150608/https://www.nfl.com/photos/ten-best-receivers-of-all-time-0ap3000000642432 |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tallent |first=Aaron |date=February 18, 2022 |title=25 Greatest Wide Receivers in NFL History and one of the worst announcers in sports history. 
|url=https://athlonsports.com/nfl/25-greatest-wide-receivers-nfl-history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405075026/https://athlonsports.com/nfl/25-greatest-wide-receivers-nfl-history |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=AthlonSports.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patuto |first=Greg |date=May 15, 2020 |title=Ranking The 20 Greatest NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time |url=https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-the-20-greatest-nfl-wide-receivers-of-all-time/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207200923/https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-the-20-greatest-nfl-wide-receivers-of-all-time/ |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=August 16, 2022 |website=ClutchPoints |language=en-US}}</ref>

Carter played [[college football]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] and was selected by the Eagles in the fourth round of the [[NFL Draft#Supplemental draft|1987 NFL supplemental draft]]. While in Philadelphia, head coach [[Buddy Ryan]] helped to coin one of ESPN's [[Chris Berman]]'s famous quotes about Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns." He was let go by Ryan in 1989, however, due to off-the-field issues. 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 Bowl]]s. When he left the Vikings after 2001, he held most of the team career receiving records. He briefly played for the Dolphins in 2002 before retiring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/82 |title=Cris Carter &#124; Miami Dolphins &#124; NFL |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

Since retiring from the NFL, Carter has worked on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Inside the NFL]],'' [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Sunday NFL Countdown]]'' and ''[[Monday Night Countdown]]'', and online at [[Yahoo]] Sports.<ref>[http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/04/05/carter_cris/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523180657/http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/2010/04/05/carter_cris/|date=May 23, 2012}}</ref> He also works as an assistant coach at [[St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale)|St. Thomas Aquinas High School]], where his son played wide receiver. In 2017, Carter began co-hosting ''First Things First'' with Nick Wright on [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]]. He was terminated from the show following a suspension and investigation in 2019. Carter resides in [[Boca Raton]], Florida. He is the brother of former NBA player and coach [[Butch Carter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yatedo.com/p/Butch+Carter/famous/66558128bddaa0334630a953bcb1af41 |title=Butch Carter - Basketball player, Coach |publisher=Yatedo.com |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

After six years, and five finalist selections, Carter was voted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] on February 2, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corbett|first=Jim|title=Parcells, Carter finally make Pro Football Hall of Fame|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/02/02/nfl-hall-of-fame-announcement/1886453/|publisher=USA Today|access-date=February 2, 2013|date=February 2, 2013}}</ref>