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Gerald Carter

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · WR

Gerald Carter recorded 103 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

33.4

rec yds/gm

0.2

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

103

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Gerald Carter's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 18, 1984

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1984

9 rec · 166 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1986
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
NOV 16, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

7 rec · 143 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

10 rec · 109 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
ARIZONACARDINALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 20, 1987

Arizona Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 1987

5 rec · 116 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

6 rec · 60 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Gerald Carter's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 166 receiving yards

Regular Season
1984
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 18, 1984

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1984

9 rec · 166 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 10 receptions

Regular Season
1984
CHICAGOBEARS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 21, 1984

Chicago Bears vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 21, 1984

10 rec · 109 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1987
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 13, 1987

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 13, 1987

6 rec · 60 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Gerald Carter's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1969–1980

01
NYJCARTER—Gerald Carter
NYJNAMATH12Joe Namath
NYJRIGGINS—John Riggins

Aging stars give way to a slow rebuild

New York Jets · After the guarantee

Injuries limited Namath and New York spent much of the 1970s searching before a young defensive line began to emerge.

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Franchise era

1976–1982

02
TBCARTER—Gerald Carter
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBCARTER—Gerald Carter
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons103 career games24 career rushing yards239 career receptions3,443 career receiving yards17 career receiving touchdowns2 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 2, 1980Most recent: Dec 27, 1987

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history