Minneapolis ? After 15 years, 1,093 catches, 129 receiving touchdowns but no Super Bowl rings Minnesota Vikings receiver Cris Carter announced his retirement from football Tuesday.

He will join HBO’s “Inside the NFL” show as co-host.

The announcement marks a sloppy end to Carter’s decorated, and sometimes tumultuous, playing career. He voided his contract with the Vikings before the start of this year’s free agency period because he wanted to sign with a team closer to winning a Super Bowl.

It appeared Carter was going to sign with St. Louis in March, but that ended when he had to delay an appointment with Rams coaches and players because he was in Cleveland trying to reach a deal with the Browns. The Cleveland deal fell through, the Rams said no thanks, and so did Miami.

“I think that I maximized my ability, I did all that I could do. … I left everything I had in football,” he said. “Could I have played longer? Of course I could. “

Carter, 36, will join Bob Costas, former Miami quarterback Dan Marino and former Cincinnati receiver Cris Collinsworth in the cable network’s studio show.

Carter, who played at Ohio State, spent his first three NFL seasons in Philadelphia, where he admitted to abusing drugs and alcohol. The Vikings claimed him off waivers in 1990, and Carter’s production soared after that. He ends his career ranked second in NFL history behind Jerry Rice in catches and receiving touchdowns and third behind Rice and James Lofton in receiving yards (13,833).