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Posted By	Discussion Topic: Cris Carter To Retire After Season
Froy King Shit *board owner*	posted on 05-03-2001 @ 8:17 PM
O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01	MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Cris Carter, one of only two players in NFL history with more than 1,000 receptions, plans to retire after this season, The Middletown Journal reported Thursday. The Minnesota Vikings wide receiver, No. 2 behind Jerry Rice in receptions and touchdown catches, made the announcement Wednesday night during a banquet speech in Middletown, where he was a high school star. ``Just where everything began, right here in Middletown, I think that, at this point, I'm going to make the announcement that this will be my last year of playing,'' Carter said, according to the newspaper. The 35-year-old Carter had previously said he would return for at least one more season, but he hadn't announced when he would retire. Carter's agent, Mitchell Frankel, told The Associated Press he hadn't spoken to his client since Carter's comments. ``We've talked that this could be his last year, but he never told me that this was going to be his last year,'' Frankel said. ``He didn't tell me he was going to be saying anything about it.'' Frankel said Carter has discussed retirement with him several times during the last couple years. ``It's hard for me to tell what this means,'' Frankel said. ``It wouldn't surprise me if he said he was 100 percent sure he was retiring at the end of the year. But it also wouldn't surprise me if he was just saying that, as of today, he thought he'd be retiring at the end of the year.'' Vikings owner Red McCombs and team spokesman Bob Hagan did not immediately return phone calls from The Associated Press. When Carter told the banquet crowd of several hundred people that the 2001 season would be his last, there was a moment of stunned silence. ``It's not because I can't play anymore,'' he said. ``It's not because I don't love it anymore. It's because my assignment in the NFL is complete as a player. My dream is realized, it's come true. I don't want to play one extra day and deny another man from wearing the No. 80 jersey and keep him from enjoying the kind of opportunities that I've had.'' Carter caught his 1,000th pass last season and finished with 1,020; Rice has 1,281. Carter also played in his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl. He is the Vikings' career leader in touchdowns (104) and yards receiving (11,512). Carter has talked about a broadcasting career after football, and will miss the Vikings' minicamp this weekend to work as an analyst Sunday on DirectTV's broadcast of an NFL Europe game. He spoke at the Pigskin-Roundball Spectacular banquet, which honors the accomplishments of Middletown and Ohio athletes and coaches. He and his brother, Butch, former coach of the Toronto Raptors, were the main attraction. Carter recalled going 60 yards for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball in a 1973 game in Middletown. ``It's hard to believe that in the year 2001 I'd still be running touchdowns,'' he said. ``But for those of you who still haven't seen me play, please try to check me out this year.'' ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post.
My Turn in the Barrel Being a Minor is a Threat to my Social Life PoseUr i ahve 2 threads at teh top, i feel like maynard	posted on 05-03-2001 @ 10:08 PM
O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00	I seriously fuckin hate when players do this. Why is it SOO necesarry to announce ahead of time that you are going to retire. So the announcers can kiss your ass the whole year and say stupid shit like, "ooh it is cris carters last game ever at lambeu, we all will miss him". Why is it so hard to just play the year and THEN when you feel like retiring, announce it.
CrackSweat	posted on 05-03-2001 @ 10:44 PM
Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00	This is killing me, I'm a long time Viking fan, and it's going to suck to see him leave. And worst for the Vikings, when Carter retires, I think Randy Moss will leave the Vikings, there will be know one to watch over Moss. Man I hope they win the big one this year so Carter has a ring to go with his H.O.F. career.

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