Editing Cris Carter (section)

===Legacy===
At the time of his retirement, Carter's 1,101 career receptions and 130 touchdowns as a receiver placed him second in NFL history behind Jerry Rice, although his reception total has since been surpassed by Marvin Harrison, and his touchdown receptions by Randy Moss and [[Terrell Owens]].  Carter is one of 14 players in NFL history with 1,000 or more receptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_career.htm|title=NFL Receptions Career Leaders|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}</ref>  He was named to the [[National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team|NFL 1990s All-Decade Team]]. Carter was one of 15 finalists for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] class of 2008, but was not elected in a surprise to some commentators. Carter was once again excluded in 2009 and again in 2010 as receivers [[Jerry Rice]] and [[Tim Brown (American football)|Tim Brown]] became eligible for the first time, though Brown did not make it.<ref name="Rice, Smith land spots in Hall of Fame">{{cite news|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35271598/ns/sports-nfl/|title=Rice, Smith land spots in Hall of Fame|access-date=February 6, 2010|agency=Associated Press|date=February 6, 2010|publisher=NBC Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208055447/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35271598/ns/sports-nfl/|archive-date=February 8, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, [[Andre Reed]] was another possible candidate that diminished Carter's chance for enshrinement in 2010.  In 2011, he also did not make it despite not having a single wide receiver in the class.

[[NFL Network]]'s ''NFL's Top 10'' placed him atop the list of wide receivers with the best hands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASB4uIMzQc | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814120459/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RASB4uIMzQc&gl=US&hl=en&amp;has_verified=1| archive-date=2011-08-14 | url-status=dead|title=Top 10 Greatest Hands - Cris Carter |publisher=YouTube |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>

On February 2, 2013, Carter was announced as an inductee into the Hall of Fame Class of 2013 along with [[Bill Parcells]], [[Larry Allen]], [[Jonathan Ogden]], [[Warren Sapp]], [[Curley Culp]], and [[Dave Robinson (American football)|Dave Robinson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8908467/larry-allen-cris-carter-jonathan-ogden-bill-parcells-warren-sapp-inducted-pro-football-hall-fame |title=Larry Allen, Cris Carter, Jonathan Ogden, Bill Parcells, Warren Sapp inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |publisher=ESPN |date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref>