ESPN announced today that former Eagles, Vikings and (briefly) Dolphins wide receiver Cris Carter will join the network as a TV analyst on April 1.

In its announcement, ESPN said Carter will work as an analyst on the NFL Draft and on NFL Live, SportsCenter and other shows, but it did not say if he will work on Sunday NFL Countdown. Whether Carter joins the Countdown crew may depend on whether Keyshawn Johnson stays with the gang in Bristol or leaves broadcasting to return to the NFL, where he is believed to have a standing offer to sign with the Miami Dolphins.

Carter previously worked as an analyst on HBO’s Inside the NFL. All of the other Inside the NFL analysts last year were moonlighting on HBO and had high-profile jobs on other networks, but HBO was Carter’s only gig, so when HBO decided not to bring back Inside the NFL for the 2008 season, he was left without a broadcasting job.

Now Carter joins a crowded field of former players who are now studio analysts that includes Mike Ditka, Merril Hoge, Tom Jackson, Mark Schlereth, Emmitt Smith and Steve Young.