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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. he was released by the Abilene Ruff Riders of the Indoor Football League.

Carter has also been a member of the New York Jets, Montreal Alouettes, BossierShreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade and the Abilene Ruff Riders. He played college football at the University of Georgia. 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. TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 26: Quarterback Quincy Carter 7 of the Dallas Cowboys. Lavonya Quintelle 'Quincy' Carter (born October 13, 1977) is an former American football quarterback. News, scores, standings, statistics, games and more. He'd already flunked two previous tests and would have to be suspended for the first four games of the season. ArenaFan is the premier community site for fans of the Arena Football League. 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. He also was a member of the BossierShreveport Battle Wings, Kansas City Brigade and Abilene Ruff Riders. 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. Quincy Carter (born October 13, 1977) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets. 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. When Dodge Connolys football team loses its sponsor, he needed to convince war hero and golden boy Carter Rutherford to join them. 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.