Fox Sports Fires Cris Carter

Former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter is no longer with Fox Sports, according to a statement released by the network Thursday morning. Carter was the host of First Things First on FS1. Carter had not been on the morning show since October 30th. Fox confirmed Carter is no longer employed by the company in a brief statement. “Cris Carter is no longer with Fox Sports,” the network said. “There is no further comment at this time.” Adding to the statement, Front Office Sports reported Carter cleaned out his office at Fox in New York City and was escorted from the building by security. According to multiple reports, Carter’s absence from the show stemmed from him being upset Fox’s decision not to include him on its weekly Thursday Night Football broadcast and instead go with Tony Gonzalez, Rob Gronkowski and Reggie Bush.