Two days before Carter was released, Parcells said he "had a leg up" to be the starter this year.Ĭarter, a second-round draft choice in 2001, started all 31 games in which he played for Dallas, including 17 last season. It's just like when you draft players, no different."Ĭarter started every game for the Cowboys last season, winning 10 and leading them into the playoffs in Bill Parcells' first season as their coach. "Just like when we brought in (guard) Pete Kendall. "We felt this guy can upgrade the position," Edwards said. Edwards also defended his backups, second-year pro Brooks Bollinger and CFL refugee Ricky Ray.īut it was clear neither was the answer behind Pennington. "All I got was the papers."Įdwards said the Jets didn't want to rush into anything with Carter - or any other veteran quarterback, which is why it took so long before they brought in Carter for a tryout. "You'll have to ask Dallas why they released me," Carter said. "We have to," he said, adding that part of the grievance involves potential salary loss to Carter. Gene Upshaw, the union's executive director, told The Associated Press yesterday that the NFLPA will continue to press the case. 4 amid reports he failed a drug test and the NFL Players Association has filed a request for arbitration in the case. "I know that things happen and you've just got to move on.Ĭarter was cut Aug. 17 jersey and throwing a handful of passes in a lengthy practice session. "You know, in this game, we learn that surprises, there are a lot of them," Carter said before donning a No. Testaverde, coincidentally, now is the starter in Dallas, so in essence the teams traded quarterbacks. Pennington, entering his fifth NFL season, broke his right wrist a year ago in a preseason game and although the Jets had Vinny Testaverde as a backup, they got off to a slow start and never recovered. "If a negative situation happens to a person in life, if you won't give them hope, shame on you."Įdwards hopes Carter provides a solid option should Pennington get hurt the way he did last summer. "The worst thing you can do to any individual is not give them hope," Edwards said after Carter signed a one-year deal. The fact the Jets were desperate for a backup to Chad Pennington had a little to do with the move, too. That's how the Jets' coach explained the team's signing yesterday of the former Dallas starting quarterback who was surprisingly released by the Cowboys three weeks ago. He finished the season with some of the best statistics of his career: 35 completions in 58 passes for 498 yards, 3 touchdowns, one interception and a 98.2 passer rating.Hempstead - Herman Edwards believes not giving Quincy Carter a second chance would be a crime. He ended up starting three games (winning two) after Pennington injured his rotator cuff, and if not for his performance, the team would not have made the playoffs. On August 24, 2004, Carter was signed to a one-year contract by the New York Jets to serve as a veteran backup to Chad Pennington. He'd already flunked two previous tests and would have to be suspended for the first four games of the season. League sources eventually revealed that Carter had been released after failing a drug test. Before Carter's release, it had been projected that he had an edge over Testaverde for the starting role and that third-string quarterback Tony Romo would be waived. The group of quarterbacks for the Cowboys that offseason had expanded with the trade for yet another former baseball player, Drew Henson, and the acquisition of Vinny Testaverde off waivers. In the 1998 Peach Bowl against the University of Virginia, he passed for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions to lead Georgia from a 21-0 deficit to a 35-33 victory.ĭuring the offseason, coming off a successful year, Carter was abruptly cut on Augunder unclear circumstances. Against Auburn University, he threw for 351 yards 2 touchowns and 3 interceptions. In the 7-38 loss against the University of Florida, he completed a career-high 33-of-49 passes (67.3%) for a career-high tying 368 yards and 2 interceptions. He showed he was a dual-threat quarterback, as he demonstrated in Georgia's 28-26 win over the University of Kentucky, running 14 times for 114 yards (including a 49-yard touchdown run) and completing 10-of-14 passes for 147 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. Struggling with his baseball career, Carter opted to return to play college football in 1998, but made the highly publicized decision to sign with the University of Georgia instead of Georgia Tech, who officially contested the move but was still overruled by the NCAA.Īgainst Louisiana State University, he was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 27-of-34 passes (79.4% - career high) for 318 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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