Rae Carruth

Receptions:	62
Receiving yards:	804
Receiving touchdowns:	4

Rae Carruth
Rae Carruth
Born	Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20, 1974 (age 50); Sacramento, California, U.S.
Other names	Rae Theotis Wiggins; Rae Theotis Carruth; Rae Lamar Carruth; Rae Carruth; Rae Lamar
Occupation	Former professional football player (1997–99)
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Criminal status	Released
Children	2
Parent(s)	Theodry Carruth (mother); Samuel Carruth (stepfather); Charles Wiggins (father)
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to commit first degree murder; Discharge of a firearm into occupied property; Use an instrument to destroy an unborn child
Criminal penalty	18 years and 11 months to 24 years and 4 months imprisonment
	American football career
No. 84, 89
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Valley (Sacramento, California)
College:	Colorado
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 1 / pick: 27
Career history
	Carolina Panthers (1997–1999);
Career highlights and awards
	PFWA All-Rookie Team (1997); First-team All-American (1996); First-team All-Big 12 (1996); First-team All-Big Eight (1995);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	62
Receiving yards:	804
Receiving touchdowns:	4
	Player stats at PFR

Rae Theotis Carruth^[1]^[2] (born Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. He played as a wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Carruth played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning first-team All-American honors in 1996. He was selected by the Panthers in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft and spent three seasons with the team.

In 2001, he was found guilty of conspiring the murder of his then-girlfriend Cherica Adams, who was pregnant with his child. Including pre-trial confinement, he served 18 years of an 18-to-24-year sentence in the North Carolina state prison system and was released from the Sampson Correctional Institution in Clinton, North Carolina, on October 22, 2018.^[3]

^ "Rae L Wiggins". North Carolina Department Of Public Safety: Offender Public Information. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
^ Bamberger, Michael (December 27, 1999). "First-degree Tragedy". Sports Illustrated. p. 40. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021.
^ Martin, Jill (October 22, 2018). "Ex-NFLer Rae Carruth released from prison". CNN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

[ncmug-1] "Rae L Wiggins". North Carolina Department Of Public Safety: Offender Public Information. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[fdtrg-2] Bamberger, Michael (December 27, 1999). "First-degree Tragedy". Sports Illustrated. p. 40. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021.

[:0-3] Martin, Jill (October 22, 2018). "Ex-NFLer Rae Carruth released from prison". CNN. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

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