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Mark Carrier
#83 | Wide Receiver | Carolina Panthers | Roster

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Career Notes

1996
Granted unconditional free agency on Feb. 16.

1995
Selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 16th round (32nd overall) of the 1995 Expansion Draft ... Led the Panthers in receptions with 66 catches for 1,002 yards and three TDs ... Team leader with 45 receptions resulting in first downs ... His receiving yards total set a new expansion team mark ... Combined with WR Willie Greene to form the most productive productive receiving duo in expansion history ... Posted three 100-yard game, which gives him 20 for his career.

1994
Started only six of 16 games for the Cleveland Browns ... Considered a "possession" receiver, with 24 of his 29 receptions resulting in first downs ... Made his 100th-career NFL start on Oct. 23 vs. Cincinnati ... Had a career-long 60-yard punt return.

1993
Joined the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent ... Started 16 games and averaged a career-best 17.3-yards a catch ... Recorded 43 catches for 746 yards with three receiving TDs ... Scored on a rushing TD and punt return.

1992
Missed his first start since 1989 ... Played in only 12 games yet still managed to pull down 56 catches for 692 yards with four TDs ... Set a Tampa Bay record for career receiving yards, ending his time in Tampa Bay with 5,018 yards on 321 receptions.

1991
Suffered a preseason calf injury which slowed him for most of the season ... Recorded 47 catches, 698 yards, and one TD.

1990
Granted free agency on Feb. 1 ... Re-signed by the Buccaneers on Aug. 13 ... Double-teamed for most of the season ... Still finished 11th in the NFC in receiving, recording 49 catches for 813 yards with four TDs.

1989
Had a career-year ... Elected to the Pro Bowl ... Set Tampa Bay single-season records in receptions with 86; yards with 1,422; TDs with nine; and 100-yard games with nine ... His 1,422 receiving yards was the 15th-highest figure in the history of the league ... Ranked third in the NFL in both receptions and yards.

1988
Started all 16 games for Tampa Bay ... Recorded 57 catches for 970 yards with five TDs ... Finished 10th in the NFC in receiving yards.

1987
Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (57th pick overall) ... As a rookie for Tampa Bay he caught 23 passes for 423 yards ... Named to the UPI's All-Rookie team ... Set a Buccaneer single-game team record with 212 yards on eight catches at New Orleans in Vinny Testaverde's first NFL start.


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