WR1 with Cris Carter
A candid conversation led by Hall of Fame Wide Receiver and widely respected media voice, Cris Carter. Cris will interview legends of the WR position as well as the next generation of superstars to understand what makes this position so unique and why so many personalities and stories come from outside of the hash marks.
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October 27, 2022 • 33 mins
For the first episode, Chris Long breaks down Super Bowl Champion & All-Pro DT Aaron Donald's football journey; from the days in the dungeon with his dad, to being a breakout DT at Pittsburgh, to playing with the Rams and creating the top defensive moves in his arsenal, and more.
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December 23, 2021 • 34 mins
One of the toughest wide receivers in the history of the NFL and one of the most electric is without a doubt Steve Smith Sr.
Cris makes it abundantly clear that Steve is bound for the Hall Of Fame in his opinion, but Cris starts off by getting into his legacy off the field, with The Steve Smith Family Foundation.
They then discuss what it means to be a good teammate and who Steve believes embodies that. Smith drops some truth bombs...
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November 18, 2021 • 29 mins
Keenan Allen Is one of the most consistent and efficient players in both his output as an NFL wide receiver and in his ability to stay regimented.
Keenan was not always a wide receiver. Cris walks us through how Nick Saban wanted Keenan to join Alabama as a Safety and how his brother, a QB, led him to the decision to go to Cal and make the switch to Wide Receiver.
Cris also dives deep into Keenan’s family life and how losing his ...
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November 11, 2021 • 50 mins
Cris is joined by arguably the best return man of all time, Devin Hester. He may have never wanted to play Wide Receiver, but he quickly blossomed into one of the greatest kick and punt returners we'll ever see.
Cris brings Devin back to his humble beginnings to talk about his upbringing in football and how his family life wasn't easy.
He then brings us to his fight to get his scholarship at the University of Miami.
Devin recaps hi...
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October 28, 2021 • 29 mins
Cris Carter is LIVE from the Blue Wire Studios for a solo episode of WR1.
In today's show, the Hall of Famer talks about some of the top WRs the NFL has seen over the years and how the position has evolved over time.
Beginning with rookie standouts like Ja'Marr Chase and Jaylen Waddle, Cris breaks down some of the 2nd year youngsters as well. CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, and DK Metcalf are identified as some of his top WRs curr...
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October 14, 2021 • 34 mins
Cris is joined by Minnesota Vikings dynamic duo wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen.
They begin the conversation between the two with Adam and Justin dissecting each others NFL journey and what Adam’s thoughts are of the new generation of wide receivers coming into the league.
The conversation continues by diving into Adam mentoring Justin when he first came into the league and what Adam has learned from Vikings legend...
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October 7, 2021 • 43 mins
Cris is joined by the Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, DeSean Jackson.
Cris and DeSean begin with when DeSean first began his football career in his youth years and his time playing at Long Beach Poly High School.
Cris and DeSean continue the conversation with DeSean’s mentality and his work ethic, which would impact where he would play his college football career.
Cris then throws it back to DeSean’s humbling begins growing up i...
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September 30, 2021 • 32 mins
Mike Evans explains the DM Tom Brady sent him before he arrived in Tampa!
Cris is joined by the Super Bowl Champion, who detailed just about everything in his life in the game of football.
From growing up poor with a single mother and losing his father, to becoming a star on football field, Mike Evans recounts his journey to the NFL.
Cris talks about the technical side of the game with Mike, and what makes him such an impact pla...
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September 23, 2021 • 38 mins
Cris is joined by the Cleveland Browns standout wide receiver, Jarvis Landry.
Cris and Jarvis begin with Jarvis’s humble beginnings growing up in Louisiana and having the support from his youth coach and how that’s impacted Jarvis to this day.
Cris and Jarvis continue the conversation with how his friendship with Odell Beckham Jr. evolved over the years – from high school, to Louisiana State University (LSU) to being teammates in t...
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September 16, 2021 • 41 mins
Cris is joined by the man, the myth and the legend, and newly minted Hall of Fame inductee, Calvin Johnson Jr. – yes Megatron himself!
Cris and Megatron begin with a recollection of Cris leaving Calvin Johnson off his top 5 wide receivers list and have a good laugh about it.
Cris and Calvin talk about the Hall of Fame weekend and Calvin’s experience being a first-ballot candidate and newly minted Hall of Famer. They also discuss ...
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September 9, 2021 • 25 mins
Cris is joined by Washington Football Team's breakout third year wide receiver, Terry McLaurin.
Cris and Terry begin with Terry's early football days. As a kid, Terry started as a running back. He discusses the importance of that training and what it did for his work ethic as he became a receiver.
Cris and Terry talk about what he took from his wide receiver coaches and Urban Meyer at THE Ohio State. They also discuss what Terry ...
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September 2, 2021 • 55 mins
Cris is joined by arguably the most underrated wide receiver in the NFL, Chicago Bears star, Allen Robinson.
Cris brings us back to Detroit where ARob went to high school. They discuss his having to grow up a bit and his first experiences playing football in High School as well as Allen’s game plan with his family about becoming a professional athlete.
During his childhood he only thought that he was going to play basketball prof...
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August 26, 2021 • 36 mins
Hall of Fame wide receiver, Cris Carter, sits down with some of the best to ever play the position from the past and present. With the inaugural episode, Cris chats with New England Patriots legend, Julian Edelman about his rise to success in the NFL as a wide receiver.
Cris begins by discussing Jules’ life post football. What is the transition to sports media like? Edelman is starting his career at Inside The NFL just like Cris di...
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August 19, 2021 • 1 min
A candid conversation led by Hall of Fame Wide Receiver and widely respected media voice, Cris Carter. Cris will interview legends of the WR position as well as the next generation of superstars to understand what makes this position so unique and why so many personalities and stories come from outside of the hash marks.
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May 17, 2021 • 74 mins
To round out the season, Greg talks with Bears Rookie tight end Cole Kmet. They talk about what it’s like to get drafted by your hometown team and why Notre Dame was the right school for him coming out of high school. Afterwards, Greg shares with Cole a little gift to welcome him into the NFL TE1 fam. Finally Cole takes the reins and interviews Greg about his own fourteen-year stint in the NFL.
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May 11, 2021 • 59 mins
Fresh off an off-season workout, George Kittle joins the podcast to talk about his journey to the league's emerging superstar tight end. George reflects on his family’s athleticism, his father coaching of all his teams and how his size impacted his recruiting out of high school. At Iowa, they talk the stacked tight end room and how his offensive linemen mentality helped him thrive. Finally, the guys remember their head-to-head matc...
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May 10, 2021 • 62 mins
Super Bowl Champion Travis Kelce joins Greg to talk about his career and give a shout out to everyone he’s encountered along the way. From growing up in Cleveland Heights, to running the wildcat at University of Cincinnati, Kelce talks about how his experience as a QB helped shape his transition to the tight end position. Travis tells some amazing stories about getting picked off on his only pass attempt, his love of bubble screens...
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May 6, 2021 • 65 mins
Tony Gonzalez is arguably the greatest tight end in NFL history. His career stats are only outmatched by his unwavering positive attitude. Greg talks to Tony about growing up in Southern California as a two-sport athlete and how his friends teased him for splitting the local paper’s Athlete of the Year award with some golfer named Tiger. Tony reflects on catching passes from Troy Aikman in a pre-draft workout and his struggles when...
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May 5, 2021 • 64 mins
Before he was going toe-to-toe with Skip, Shannon Sharpe was the standard bearer for the modern NFL tight end. From humble beginning on his grandparents’ farm in Georgia, Shannon talks through his football journey that led him to Canton. After being fed up with getting hit in the backfield, Shannon thrived after moving from running back to tight end. When his high school coach talked him out of the going to the army, Shannon became...
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May 4, 2021 • 50 mins
Greg speaks with Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome, one of the most successful people both on the field and in the front office. Greg learns about Ozzie’s mind-set when his elementary school in Alabama was integrated and how his relationship with the great Bear Bryant changed his life. Ozzie talks about his transition to tight end in Cleveland, working with a young Bill Belichick and how his first office in Baltimore was a police barrack...
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