Carter was named All-State, All-Area and team MVP as a junior and senior at Lineville (AL) High School.
He played only two seasons of college football at Troy State, totaling 46 catches for 869 yards and 11 touchdowns.
He recorded a career-long catch of 65 yards on a touchdown strike against Middle Tennessee State.
Carter was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January, 2006, after four previous seasons split between the Giants and Jets in New York.
He also served as a volunteer for the Jets’ JV Clinic, assisted in the Jets’ Blood Drive in May 2003, and participated in Santana Moss’ event with Operation SCORE (Seizing Control of Right Eating), where he manned one of six stations.
The New York Jets players manned each station and taught children about stretching, aerobic exercise and conditioning.