Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2024
DeAndre Carter steps up as unlikely contributor at WR for Bears amid injuries
Chicago Bears wide receiver DeAndre Carter #11 runs with the ball during the second quarter against the Tenessee Titans at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Bears made big plans at wide receiver over the offseason, and 31-year-old journeyman DeAndre Carter wasn’t part of their blueprint.
He was unlikely to play anything but special teams given that the power trio of a borderline Hall of Famer in Keenan Allen, perennial Pro Bowl candidate DJ Moore and No. 9 pick Rome Odunze. Tyler Scott and maybe even Velus Jones were more likely to get snaps than Carter.
