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WR Cris Carter (All B1G, All-American, 8x Pro Bowler, 3x All Pro, NFL HOF)

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Ohio State Football, Your in "The Hall of Fame". Lets have a Special year
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Met him twice this weekend...was in a great mood and he LOVED the OSU print I had him sign (he was signing at a paid HOF public appearance, I am no hotel stalker). Was one of the thrills of my life to meet him and see him so happy, well deserved and I'm glad the vocal minority of HOF voters who said they would block him were either talked out of it or overcome.
 
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I don't know how many are old enough to remember Chris playing for tOSU Bucks but, my God, was that man talented. I dare say one of the very, very best but not just at Ohio State, I mean he was one of the best WR's I've ever seen play in college period. He was absolutely amazing. I will say though, when he got himself into whatever he got himself into at Philly, I thought his career was over and done with. Burned out too early much like so many great ones I've sadly seen over the years. Honestly, he deserved to be in the hall just for pulling himself out of the hole he was in let alone for being a human highlight reel in practically every game he played. The thing is, he did his thing with some incredibly good QB's and some incredibly mediocre QB's, he made them all look damn good. Hats off and kudos to #80!
 
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Cris Carter receives HOF ring
Updated: November 8, 2013
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS -- An official from the Pro Football Hall of Fame opened the large black box, took out the enormous ring given to those inducted and handed it to Cris Carter. The former Minnesota Vikings great put it on his finger and took a long look at it.

"I thought I was going to come back to Minnesota for one ring, and I thought that was going to be a Super Bowl ring," Carter said Thursday night before the Vikings faced the Washington Redskins. "It's my greatest disappointment. But to come here today to receive my Hall of Fame ring, I still want to come back one day and have a parade and see them get a championship ring. That's absolutely my wish."


Brace Hemmelgarn/USA TODAY SportsCris Carter was honored at halftime Thursday night with a ceremony presenting him with his Hall of Fame ring.
Carter returned to Minnesota to be honored at halftime with a ceremony presenting him with the ring. He said he's not a sentimental person, but it was clear that he still holds a strong connection to the franchise, and the state, that took him in during a dark period in his life and helped turn him into a star.

After being cast aside by the Philadelphia Eagles due in large part to his struggles with drugs, Carter turned his life and his career around in Minnesota. With one of the best pair of hands that the game has ever seen, Carter helped remake the Vikings into a highly entertaining, and pretty successful, franchise in the 1990s. He teamed with Jake Reed and Randy Moss to give the Vikings one of the top receiver trios in the league and led the team to two NFC championship games.

When he retired in 2002, he was second only to Jerry Rice in career touchdowns and receptions. After missing the Hall of Fame cut five times, Carter was finally inducted in August. He was a fan favorite in 12 seasons here, and he was eagerly awaiting a cheer from Vikings fans one more time.

"People spent their hard earned money to watch me play," Carter said. "I want to tell them thank you for that. I didn't come from a whole bunch so I appreciate that. When a family decides to come to the Metrodome to watch me play, I plan on giving them their money's worth so for me, that's what I'm here for. To tell the fans, thank you."

Carter is an analyst for ESPN, but he said he has maintained contact with the franchise since he left and has even been consulted on a few personnel moves over the years.

"When they lose, it hurts," Carter said. "There's no other team that loses in the NFL that makes me hurt. But, when the Vikings lose it makes me hurt, and to see the state the team is right now is very painful too."

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scooter1369 said:
What a great man and Buckeye Cris is. By turning down his standard speaking fee, he gets my next charitable donation.
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He was a great receiver but one of the poorest analyst on ESPN I have ever seen.
Nothing comes out of his mouth that is worthwhile. He evidently did not instill the proper work ethic in his son who had great potential a football player and screwed it up at 2 schools.
 
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rls321321 said:
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He was a great receiver but one of the poorest analyst on ESPN I have ever seen.
Nothing comes out of his mouth that is worthwhile. He evidently did not instill the proper work ethic in his son who had great potential a football player and screwed it up at 2 schools.
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Who gives a motherfuck what he was or wasn't on ESPN?
Duron's problems are his own. He's still playing professional football so I'm sure his dad is embarrassed.

WTF
 
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