Cris Carter Bio

Who is Cris Carter?

American Cris Carter is Hall of Fame inducted former football wide receiver. He is renowned for his offensive playing style as a wide receiver.

Currently, he works as a sports analyst.

Cris Carter- Birth, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Siblings

Cris Carter was born as Cris Darin Carter on the 25th of November 1965 in Troy, Ohio to Joyce Carter. He is of All-American ethnicity. Details about his father are not available.

He has five siblings including three brothers and two sisters. His brother, Butch Carter is also a former basketball player.

Education & College Career

Talking about his educational background, he has completed his elementary education from Heywood Elementary in his hometown. Later, he joined Middletown High School. During high school, he was engaged in sports. Among them, football and basketball were his personal favorite.

After that, he joined Ohio State University. During the University days, he chose football to take further as his career. In his freshman year, he set the Rose Bowl record with nine receptions for 172 yards.

Before his senior year, he signed a secret contract with Sports agent, Norby Walters. Due to this reason, he was ruled ineligible and lost his senior year. Later, in 2000, he joined the Ohio State Football All-Century Team. Three years later, he was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame.

Cris Carter- Professional Career

Football Career

In 1987, Cris Carter started his career as a football career with Philadelphia Eagles. In completed his rookie season with 5 passes for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Moving forwards, in 1988, he completed the season with 39 passes for 761 yards with 6 receptions. The following year, he became the primary red-zone receiver.

In 1990, he joined Minnesota Vikings as a wide receiver. Later the season, he became the top pass catcher and finished the season with 72 receptions, 962 yards, and 5 touchdowns catch. In 1997, he was named the Pro Bowl for the consecutive fifth time.

Moving forward, in 1999, he has his career-best with 90 passes for 1241 yards and 13 NFL’s best touchdowns. Carter left Vikings in 2001 with 1004 receptions, 12,383 receiving yards, and 110 touchdowns.

In 2002, he joined the Miami Dolphins. Later the year, he got retired as a football player.

Post-Football Career

After getting retirement as a professional football player, he explored his career as an NFL analyst. As an analyst, he started his career as the host of Inside the NFL of HBO networks. Later, he joined Yahoo Sports and ESPN too.

Also, he joined the St, Thomas Aquinas High School as an assistant coach. In December 2016, he became a football analyst for Fox Sports. For the network, he hosted the morning show, First Things First in Fox Sports 1. In 2019, he was fired from the network.

Cris Carter- Net Worth, Salary

As of 2020, he has an estimated net worth of $9 million. As a football analyst, his earnings are in the range of $60k or above.

His net worth is mostly attributed to his football career. As per the contract with Philadelphia Eagles, his first base salary was $120 per year. His net earnings during his football career are in the range of $32.5 million.

Cris Carter- Controversy & Rumors

In 2019, Chris got fired from Fox Sports as a co-host of the morning show, First Things First. At the time, Carter had been in conflict with his senior executive regarding his role in the show. Later, Fox Sports made an announcement that he is no longer with the channel.

However, some online sources claimed the matter to be more serious than it seemed. Till the date, no details regarding the matter are out in the media.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

He has black eyes with black hair. He stands at a height of 6 feet and 2 inches and weighs around 94 kg.

Social Media

Chris has over 344k followers on Twitter, over 24k followers on Instagram, and over 56.5k followers on Facebook.

On Instagram, he is following the personalities like Nick Wright, Zion Williamson, and Shannon Sharpe.

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