Mark Carrier (wide receiver)

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Mark Carrier
Buffalo Bills
Position:Player engagement director
Personal information
Born: (1965-10-28) October 28, 1965 (age 58)
Church Point, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Church Point (LA)
College: Nicholls State
NFL draft: 1987  / Round: 3 / Pick: 57
Career history
As a player:
As an administrator:
  • Carolina Panthers (2011–2018)
    Director of player development
  • Carolina Panthers (2018–2019)
    Senior advisor to general manager
  • Carolina Panthers (2019–2020)
    Executive director of football staff
  • Buffalo Bills (2021–present)
    Player engagement director
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:569
Receiving yards:8,763
Touchdowns:48
Player stats at PFR

John Mark Carrier (born October 28, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1987 NFL Draft. [1] He worked for the Carolina Panthers in their front office from 2011 to 2020, and was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their player engagement director in 2021.

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Early years

Born and raised in Church Point, Louisiana, Carrier, raised by his mother, was a standout three-sport prep athlete at Church Point high school in football, basketball and track. He was all-state and all-conference as a senior with an average of 22 points and 12 rebounds per game in basketball. In track, he finished 3rd in the state of Louisiana in the 800 meter run after going undefeated the entire year. In football, he excelled as a receiver, defensive back and returner. He graduated with honors before attending Nicholls State University.

College career

Carrier played college football at Nicholls State University and was named first-team Associated Press All-American and first-team Kodak All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 1986. He finished his football career at Nicholls as the all-time receiving leader in receptions (142), yards (2709), yards per catch (20.4) and 100 yard games (11). He helped lead his team to the Division 1AA National Championships eventually losing to Georgia Southern in the Quarterfinals, the eventual National Champions. He was voted into the Nicholls State University Hall of Fame. Once he retired for professional football, he later returned to Nicholls and graduated.

Professional career

Carrier, a 6'0", 190-lb. wide receiver, played in 12 National Football League seasons from 1987 to 1998. A 1989 Pro Bowl selection for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carrier caught a career-high 86 receptions for 1,422 yards and 9 touchdowns that year. After 6 years with the Buccaneers, Carrier signed a 3-year contract with the Cleveland Browns where he experienced his first appearance in the playoffs. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft. [2] Carrier ranks sixth all-time on the Carolina Panthers' all-time receiving list with 176 receptions and fifth in receiving yards with 2,547. On September 1, 1995, Carrier Scored the first NFL points and touchdown in South Carolina (Memorial Stadium, Clemson University aka "Death Valley") for the Carolina Panthers. One year later, in September 1996, Carrier scored the first NFL touchdown in Charlotte at Ericsson Stadium (now known as Bank of America stadium). He finished his 12-year career playing in 177 games, with 569 catches for 8763 yards averaging 15.4 yards per catch while scoring 48 touchdowns. He also average 10.9 yards per return with 229 yards on 21 returns with 1 touchdown.

Front office career

After 12 years of retirement, Carrier returned to the Panthers to serve as director of player development for the Carolina Panthers. [3] He was named senior advisor to the general manager on July 17, 2018, [4] and promoted to executive director of football staff on May 9, 2019. [5]

Carrier was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their player engagement director on March 17, 2021. [3]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1987 TB 1052642316.3383
1988 TB 16165797017.0595
1989 TB 1615861,42216.5789
1990 TB 16164981316.6684
1991 TB 16164769814.9352
1992 TB 14125669212.4404
1993 CLE 16164374617.3553
1994 CLE 1662945215.6435
1995 CAR 1614661,00215.2663
1996 CAR 16155880813.9396
1997 CAR 963343613.2362
1998 CAR 1611930115.8422
Career 1771385698,76315.47848

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References

  1. ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "NFL Expansion Draft". Tampa Bay Times. February 16, 1995. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Chris (March 17, 2021). "Bills name Mark Carrier their Player Engagement Director". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Panthers announce staff changes". Panthers.com. July 17, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ Alper, Josh (May 9, 2019). "Panthers name Mark Carrier executive director of football staff". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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