Nigea Carter
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 1, 1973 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Coconut Creek (FL) |
| College: | Michigan State |
| NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 6 / pick: 197 |
| Career history | |
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| * 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]
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]
References
- ^ "Players". NFL.
- ^ "Nigea Carter Statistics". Sports Reference.
- ^ Boetel, Ray (January 30, 1993). "Carter Decides On Mich. State". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for 1994". Michigan State Football.
- ^ 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) - ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Path to Primetime". NFL.
- ^ "The 1997 Buccaneer draft review". Buc power.
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