Unknown Date; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Vikings receiver Cris Carter during the 1996 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium

HOF CLASS OF 2009

Oct 29, 2000; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Vikings receiver (80) Cris Carter in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium

...Bob Hayes of the Dallas Cowboys in action. Mandatory Credit: TSN/Icon SMI 2001: Wide Receiver Cris Carter of the Minnesota Vikings. Mandatory Credit: Al Messerschmidt/Icon SMI 11 April 1996: Bruce Smith of...

...on September 27, 1992 at Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Allen Dean Steele/NFL) Cris Carter #80... 29 Oct 2000: Cris Carter #80 of the Minnesota Vikings runs with the ball during...

Wide receiver Cris Carter #80 the Minnesota Vikings runs during a game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on...

BEST ALL-TIME WRs

Oct 29, 2000; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Vikings receiver (80) Cris Carter in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul...

...at Texas Stadium. 2)Oct 29, 2000; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Minnesota Vikings receiver (80) Cris Carter in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. 3)November 11, 2007; East...

Minnesota Vikings' Cris Carter celebrates a touchdown catch from quarterback Daunte Culpepper against the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 22, 2000...

Minnesota Vikings receiver Cris Carter salutes the fans in the Metrodome as he leaves the field following the Viking's 34...

Cris Carter had just one reception for 15 yards on Saturday

Cris Carter just "didn't get into the flow of the game

Cris Carter scored his first TD with the Dolphins

Cris Carter scored his first touchdown with the Dolphins

Cris Carter celebrates after catching a touchdown pass on Sunday

...s third-quarter catch elevated him to the NFL's receiving elite. Only Jerry Rice and Cris Carter have 1,000 career receptions