Tigers#1
05-21-2002, 04:57 PM
MINNEAPOLIS -- Former NFL receiver Cris Carter announced his retirement from football Tuesday and said he will join HBO's "Inside the NFL" show as a co-host.
The announcement marks a sloppy end to Carter's decorated, and sometimes tumultuous, 15-year playing career. He voided his contract with the Minnesota Vikings, with which he spent 12 seasons, before the start of this year's free agency period because he wanted to sign with a team closer to winning a Super Bowl.
It appeared Carter was all set to sign with the St. Louis Rams in early March, but that was botched when Carter tried to delay an appointment with Rams coaches and players because he was in Cleveland trying to hammer out a deal with the Browns. The Cleveland deal fell through, the Rams said no thanks, and so did the Miami Dolphins. Suddenly, a Hall-of-Fame receiver was left without a team.
Carter, 36, will join Bob Costas, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Cris Collinsworth in the studio show, which will premiere Sept. 12.
Carter, 36, has the second-best receiving numbers in NFL history: 1,093 receptions for 13,833 yards and 129 touchdowns. He beat out former Vikings head coach Dennis Green for a spot on HBO's show and has a two-year deal from the network worth $400,000 a year.
The announcement marks a sloppy end to Carter's decorated, and sometimes tumultuous, 15-year playing career. He voided his contract with the Minnesota Vikings, with which he spent 12 seasons, before the start of this year's free agency period because he wanted to sign with a team closer to winning a Super Bowl.
It appeared Carter was all set to sign with the St. Louis Rams in early March, but that was botched when Carter tried to delay an appointment with Rams coaches and players because he was in Cleveland trying to hammer out a deal with the Browns. The Cleveland deal fell through, the Rams said no thanks, and so did the Miami Dolphins. Suddenly, a Hall-of-Fame receiver was left without a team.
Carter, 36, will join Bob Costas, former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino and former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Cris Collinsworth in the studio show, which will premiere Sept. 12.
Carter, 36, has the second-best receiving numbers in NFL history: 1,093 receptions for 13,833 yards and 129 touchdowns. He beat out former Vikings head coach Dennis Green for a spot on HBO's show and has a two-year deal from the network worth $400,000 a year.