 Carter's final season in Tampa, he played for Ray Perkins, the third coach Carter played for during his career in Tampa Bay.In what would be the final season of his NFL career, Carter caught 38 passes for 586 yards and five touchdown receptions.In first game of the 1987 season, Carter caught a touchdown from DeBerg as the Buccaneers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 48-10 in Perkins' debut as Tampa head coach.