Carter landed back on his feet in the minor league for the AFL, A2, signing with the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings. He was arrested in the December of 2006 for possession of marijuana, an incident that was famous because a sports talk show host bailed Carter out of prison. He has not played a down in the NFL since.Ĭarter signed a contract with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 2006, however only spent a month with the team before being released. Carter would go to rehab in December 2004 and was released by the Jets in early 2005. Carter signed with the Jets and backed up Chad Pennington until once again, drugs became his problem. Carter denied the charge, but the Cowboys official release stated he was release because of a failed drug test and poor attitude. Under new Coach Bill Parcells, Carter led the Cowboys to a 10-6 record and another playoff appearance in 2003 but that would be his last year as a Cowboy.Ĭarter was released in the summer of ’04 amidst rumors of failed drug tests. Carter would regain his job just prior to the 2002 playoffs, where he led the Cowboys to a victory over the Cardinals. He would have a successful rookie season, however he lost his starting job the following year to Chad Hutchinson. Following the retirement of legend Troy Aikman, Carter found himself as the starting quarterback of the most popular team in football. Just as he was a second round pick in the baseball draft years before, Carter was taken as the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Quincy in the NFL: The Trouble with Big D Coach Jim Donnan was fired and Quincy announced he was leaving for the NFL after his junior season, much to the liking of most in the Bulldog Nation. Rumors swirled around Athens that Carter was actually caught with drugs and that is why he was not playing. And that was the beginning of the end for Carter at Georgia:Ĭarter was never the same and ended his career on the bench with an injury. After a win over Georgia Southern, the Dawgs headed to South Carolina to take on a Gamecocks team that had not won a game in 1999. Expectations were high for Carter’s junior season, as he was on early Heisman watch lists and the Dawgs were ranked in the top 10. 1999 was another successful season for Carter as the Bulldogs went 8-4 and beat Purdue on New Year’s Day in the Outback Bowl. Carter’s signature win was a 28-27 upset of #6 ranked LSU in which Carter passed for 318 yards and two touchdowns. Carter enjoyed a successful freshman season under coach Jim Donnan leading the Bulldogs to a 9-3 record and a Peach Bowl victory over Virginia.
Quincy would win a highly contested battle for the starting quarterback job (beating out the likes of Nate Hybl who would later start at Oklahoma and Daniel Cobb who would later start at Auburn). When Quincy Carter decided to restart his football career, he decided to stay away from the school he originally committed to (Georgia Tech) and instead headed to rival Georgia.
Quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs (1998-2000)
215 in 55 games his first season, Carter failed to improve over the next two seasons and found himself out of baseball in 1998, having never hit above. The Chicago Cubs made Carter the 52 nd overall pick in the 1996 Amateur Draft and he quickly began his baseball career. The star QB committed to play football at Georgia Tech however he would never take a snap for the Yellow Jackets. In the fall of 1995, Quincy Carter led his Southwest Dekalb team to the Georgia AAAA State Championship over future Bulldog Brett Millican and the Parkview Panthers. High School Legend to Minor League Washout Here is a look at the rise and fall of Lavonya Quintelle “Quincy” Carter. When I heard a couple of weeks ago that he was once again trying to resurrect his career, this time in low level arena league football, I decided to take a closer look at this fallen Bulldog star. Do not duplicate in any form without permission of the Dallas Cowboys.Quincy Carter spent three years as the starting quarterback at The University of Georgia from 1998 – 2000.
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