Nigea Carter

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Nigea Carter
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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1973-09-01) September 1, 1973 (age 49)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school: Coconut Creek (FL)
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 1997  / Round: 6 / Pick: 197
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Nigea Carter (born September 1, 1973) is a former wide receiver for Michigan State Spartans football team. [1] In his total of 4 years (1993-1996) of playing with Michigan State, he had a total of 81 receptions, 1,413 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns. [2]

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College career

Carter chose to play for Michigan State after initially committing to Tennessee. [3]

On October 29, 1994, in a game against Indiana, Carter caught a 93-yard touchdown pass, helping the Spartans to a 27–21 victory. [4]

In 1995, in a game against Michigan, Tony Banks led an 88-yard drive and threw the winning touchdown to Carter with 1:24 left in the game to win 28–25 over the No. 7 ranked Wolverines. [5]

Professional career

Carter was the 197th overall pick in round six of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [6] [7] Carter did not make the final roster. [8]

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