Rae Carruth
| Rae Carruth | |
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| Born |
Rae Lamar Wiggins January 20, 1974 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Rae Theotis Carruth |
| Occupation | Former professional football player (1997-99) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Criminal charge | Conspiracy to commit first degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, using an instrument to destroy an unborn child |
| Criminal penalty | 18 years, 11 months |
| Criminal status | In custody at Tyrrell Prison Work Farm, Columbia, North Carolina; projected release date October 22, 2018 |
| Children | Raelondo Wright, Chancellor Lee Adams |
| Parent(s) | Theodry Carruth (mother) Samuel Carruth (stepfather) |
| Conviction(s) | January 22, 2001 |
| No. 84, 89 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 20, 1974 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Sacramento, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | Sacramento (CA) Valley | ||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 | ||||||||
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| Receptions: | 62 |
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| Receiving yards: | 804 |
| Touchdowns: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Rae Lamar Wiggins (born January 20, 1974), known as Rae Carruth, is a former professional American football player, a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. In 2001, he was found guilty of conspiring to murder a woman who was pregnant with his child and is serving a prison sentence with an expected release date of October 22, 2018.
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Carruth attended Valley High School and accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Colorado in Boulder. He played four seasons for the Buffaloes and was named a first-team All-America in 1996. His quarterbacks at CU were future pros Koy Detmer and Kordell Stewart. Carruth was a first-round draft pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, taken by the Carolina Panthers with the 27th overall selection. He signed a four-year, $3.7 million deal that included a $1.3 million signing bonus.
During Carruth's sophomore year at CU, his Sacramento girlfriend, Michelle Wright, gave birth to their son Raelondo. Carruth all but neglected Raelondo until Wright sued him for child support. Wright later testified that Carruth agreed to pay $2,700 in child support—half of what he was ordered to pay by a judge—on condition that he be a better father, something he failed to do.
Carruth had a respectable rookie season in 1997 and started 14 games. Wearing uniform number 89, he caught 44 passes for 545 yards and four touchdown passes, tied for first among rookie receivers. He was named to the all-rookie team at wide receiver.
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