Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter, whose inability to stop smoking pot cost him his NFL career, may now have lost his Arena Football career for the same reason.
Carter, whose last job was with the Bossier-Shreveport Battlewings of Arena Football 2, was arrested in Shreveport early this morning on a marijuana possession charge. Today the Battlewings issued a statement about Carter's arrest:
BattleWings' owner Dan Newman stated, "I am saddened at the report of Quincy's arrest. Our organization carefully created an environment during the 2007 season to give Quincy every opportunity to succeed -- not just on the field, but off the field. Because of his NFL past and the stories surrounding his leaving the NFL, we felt like he deserved the chance like we all do to live through our mistakes and bad choices and try again." Newman continued, "There are a lot of people in the Shreveport-Bossier Community who opened their arms to Quincy Carter and gave him that opportunity. And I am eternally grateful for that. My prayers are with him as he deals with what occurs and wish him only the best."It sounds like the Battlewings have no plans to bring Carter back, which means the football career of a man who was once the quarterback of the future for America's Team has likely come to an end.
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Now he will have plenty of time to hang in the hood and do drugs without being bothered by having to go to work(games). You can't help people who don't want to help themselves.
Sad to see another athele who can't defeat his demons.
Quincy Carter is confronting his demons as we speak.
Keep your eyes open, everyone, Quincy Carter is not accepting defeat.