Cris Carter, co-host of Fox’s First Things First, knows a thing or two about playing wide receiver in the NFL. When he studies new receivers, he is looking for the right comparison to make for fans. He doesn’t think that D.J. Moore looks like a young Steve Smith. Asked who Moore reminded him of, Carter said that he looks “like Steve Smith in the middle of his career.”
Carter has been impressed by Moore’s strength and physicality as a rookie. Everybody talks about his ability to run with the ball and get yards after the catch, but Carter thinks we don’t talk enough about how good he is with “his releases.