DeAndre Carter waited through four seasons and five teams before fulfilling the promise he had made to a dying brother that he would become a receiver in the National Football League.
The vow was sealed when Carter survived the Eagles' final cutdown and dressed for the opener against Atlanta, but perhaps it wasn't real until the early in the second quarter when Nick Foles found Carter in the right flat for a 10-yard completion. Carter wasn't just on the team. He wasn't just in the game. He was in a book that will never be erased.
The only thing Carter allows himself to take for granted about football is that he will be successful if he gets a chance.