Jets sign Carter

danger2112 · #1 08-24-2004, 12:44 PM

Full Article from Espn:

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Free agent quarterback Quincy Carter, released by the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 4 after allegedly testing positive in violation of the NFL substance abuse policy, on Tuesday sign a one-year contract with the New York Jets.

Quincy Carter
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Financial details of the deal were not immediately available, but it is believed Carter will earn more than $500,000. Once he learns the Jets offense, Carter is expected to serve as the primary backup to starter Chad Pennington.

Several teams had inquired about Carter but most had opted to wait for a resolution of his case in which the NFL Players Association has charged that the Cowboys violated statutes of the collective bargaining agreement in releasing him.

The CBA stipulates that a player cannot be released solely for violating the substance abuse policy. Dallas officials have insisted they were well within their rights to cut a player who has been their starting quarterback for the past three seasons.

New York was apparently more aggressive than other teams interested in Carter, in part because they have no experienced depth at the backup spots. The Jets coaches are said to be very excited about working with Carter, but the deal is beneficial to the quarterback as well, since it will expose him to a new offensive system, something he can tout when he is in the free agent market next spring.

The projected primary backup to Pennington when training camp opened, second-year veteran Brooks Bollinger is sidelined by a sprained knee. The No. 3 QB on the depth chart is former CFL star Ricky Ray, who is in his first NFL training camp.

Basically, Carter's aim is to get back into a structured football environment, maybe get some snaps this season, and then go back into the free agent market next spring as an unrestricted player.

Carter, 26, was the Cowboys' second-round pick in the 2001 draft. In three years, Carter started 31 games and completed 507 of 902 passes, for 5,839 yards, with 29 touchdown passes and 36 interceptions.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.

robertlaf · #2 08-24-2004, 03:51 PM

I think Quincy will be a great backup unless he is on drugs .
He probably took anything he could find right now because Pennington is THE qb in NY Jets. No chance for QC to ever start ahead of Pennington.

danger2112 · #3 08-24-2004, 03:59 PM

yeah you are right about that but its great for the jets to have "2 quality starters" on their team. The giants have a rookie and a washed up hasbeen/never was. So at least if Chad does get a little banged up they aren't going to some "reserve"

Melissa · #4 08-25-2004, 11:25 PM

<font color="purple" c>Jets Fan here..(Dolphins too) Don't ask. </font c>

AnthonyR · #5 08-30-2004, 02:04 PM

Thats great news, if Chad gets hurt, like he did last season with a wrist injury, then Carter can always fill in. Its good to have a back up in there.

robertlaf · #6 08-30-2004, 04:07 PM

I don't see Warner as a never was, definitley a has been at St Louis I will agree . He won MVP twice and a Super Bowl ring.
Warner is the starter at NY. If Carter had been cut when Warner was still available, the Cowboys might have gone after Warner. He would be better than Testerverde and he would take the Cowboys to the playoffs for sure.
Carter is probably so happy he caught on with a team he is going to quit drugs.

Godfather · #7 09-05-2004, 03:49 AM

As far as I'm concerned the Jets(whom I hate with a passion can have carter, I hate him with a passion as well)

Carter was never a good quarterback to begin with. And the Cowboys f***** up when they drafted him.