The Las Vegas Raiders have been active in addressing the wide receiver position after the draft but DeAndre Carter wasn’t part of their plans. The speedster played all 17 games for the team last season but only had four catches.
New Raiders general manager Tom Telesco was familiar with Carter as he was with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2022. He didn’t appear to have much itnerest in bringing him back but the wide receiver was still able to land on his feet. According to a June 13 X post from NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Carter has signed with the Chicago Bears.
The Bears are stacked at wide receiver right now so there won’t be much room for Carter to see the ball a lot on offense. However, he has been a kick and punt returner throughout his career. With the NFL’s updated kick return rules, it’s going to be more important for teams to have a good kick returner. That should give Carter a real shot at making the Bears’ roster.
