Nigea Carter

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Nigea Carter
No. 81
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1973-09-01) September 1, 1973 (age 51)
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

Nigea Carter (born September 1, 1973) is a former wide receiver for Michigan State Spartans football team. [1] In his total of four years from 1993 to 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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References

  1. ↑ "Players". NFL.
  2. ↑ "Nigea Carter Statistics". Sports Reference.
  3. ↑ Boetel, Ray (January 30, 1993). "Carter Decides On Mich. State". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Statistics Summary for 1994". Michigan State Football.
  5. ↑ Frei, Terry (2010). Playing Piano in a Brothel: A Sports Journalist's Odyssey. 5360 Manhattan Circle #101 Boulder, CO: Taylor Trade. p. 222. ISBN   978-1-58979-459-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Path to Primetime". NFL.
  8. ↑ "The 1997 Buccaneer draft review". Buc power.


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