TheFightinPhils
02-07-2005, 12:39 PM
Quincy Carter, the New York Jets' backup quarterback who was signed last summer amid reports that he had failed a drug test, left the team in the middle of its playoff run to enroll in a drug rehabilitation program, according to the New York Times.
When Carter was declared inactive before the Jets' playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 15, the Jets said he had left the team to attend to his sick mother.
But the Times reported Sunday that Carter's weeklong absence, which started shortly after the Jets' playoff victory over the San Diego Chargers on Jan. 5, was initiated with the team's permission and that he began participating in a program in Houston that was run by John Lucas, the former NBA player and coach.
It was unclear what led to Carter's enrollment, whether he was still participating in the program or had failed another drug test.
Carter joined the Jets after being released by the Dallas Cowboys amid reports that he had failed a drug test for the second time in his NFL career and was another violation away from a suspension.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/10834941.htm
When Carter was declared inactive before the Jets' playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 15, the Jets said he had left the team to attend to his sick mother.
But the Times reported Sunday that Carter's weeklong absence, which started shortly after the Jets' playoff victory over the San Diego Chargers on Jan. 5, was initiated with the team's permission and that he began participating in a program in Houston that was run by John Lucas, the former NBA player and coach.
It was unclear what led to Carter's enrollment, whether he was still participating in the program or had failed another drug test.
Carter joined the Jets after being released by the Dallas Cowboys amid reports that he had failed a drug test for the second time in his NFL career and was another violation away from a suspension.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/football/nfl/kansas_city_chiefs/10834941.htm