Nigea Carter
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth: | Coconut Creek, Florida, USA | ||
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| College: | Michigan State | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 6 / Pick: 197 | ||
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Nigea Carter (born September 1, 1974) 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]
College choice
Carter's first choice for college was the University of Tennessee not Michigan State. He was going to go there on a football scholarship but Carter concluded by saying "I thought it over and concluded that I really felt more comfortable at Michigan State.``[3]
Notable games
In 1995 – v. Michigan – Tony Banks led an 88-yard drive and threw the winning touchdown to Nigea Carter with 1:24 left in the game to win 28–25 over No. 7 ranked Michigan.[4] In October 29, 1994 v. Indiana, Nigea caught a 93 pass reception to the touchdown. They would later win 27-21.[5]
NFL Draft
Carter was the 197 pick in round six of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6][7] Unfortunately Nigea never played a down for the Buccaneers due to injury.
Life after football
Carter lives with his wife and two children. He helps out coaching the local middle school football team were his son goes to school and plays football for.
References
- ↑ "Players". NFL.
- ↑ "Nigea Carter Statistics". Sports Reference.
- ↑ Boetel, Ray. "Carter Decides On Mich. State". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 30 January 1993. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Statistics Summary for 1994". Michigan State Football.
- ↑ "Path to Primetime". NFL.
- ↑ "The 1997 Buccaneer draft review". Buc power.