Tigers receiver bets he can beat his brother’s receiving yards record
Memphis Tigers wide receiver Ger-Cari Caldwell (11) runs a play during a spring game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on April 26. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Tigers receiver Ger-Cari Caldwell made a bet with his older brother Anthony Johnson, who was a standout receiver at the University at Buffalo before spending time in the NFL.
Johnson’s 1,356 receiving yards in 2017 are the second-most single-season yards in Buffalo history.
“I’m trying to top that this year,” Caldwell said.
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Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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