tampa bay buccaneers was the team from florida in the carolina panthers division.
tampa bay buccaneers was the team from florida in the carolina panthers division.
what team from florida in the carolina panthers division?
tampa bay buccaneers
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. 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. after 12 years of retirement, mark returned to charlotte to serve as director of player development for the carolina panthers.
mark carrier (wide receiver)
the carolina panthers support a variety of non-profits in north and south carolina through the carolina panthers charities. four annual scholarships are awarded to student athletes through the carolina panthers graduate scholarship and the carolina panthers players sam mills memorial scholarship programs. carolina panthers charities also offers grants to non-profits that support education, athletics, and human services in the community. the panthers and fisher athletic has provided six equipment grants to high school football teams in the carolinas each year since 2010. carolina panthers charities raises funds at three annual benefits: the countdown to kickoff luncheon, the team's first public event each season; football 101, an educational workshop for fans; and the weekend warrior flag football tournament, a two-day non-contact flag football tournament. another annual benefit is taste of the panthers, a gourmet food tasting which raises funds for second harvest food bank of metrolina.
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