Quincy Carter Arrested Again

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter, who’s now playing for the Abilene Ruff Riders, was arrested Sunday night for a probation violation, according to KRBC-TV, per Tim MacMahon of the Dallas Morning News. Carter was arrested for a DWI and possession of marijuana in February shortly before joining the Ruff Riders, an Intense Football League franchise. (We’ve been subsequently told that the Intense Football League merged with United Indoor Football to form the Indoor Football League) Carter discussed his legal problems in March with KRBC. “The only thing I can do is work on it day by day,” Carter said. “If I was to tell you two weeks fresh out of getting myself in trouble, that everything is behind me now then I’d probably be lying to you. “I’m a pretty straightup and honest guy. I’m going to do everything possible to take cae of this situation, and that’s the only thing I can tell you.” Among Carter’s previous encounters with the legal system: a possession of marijuana arrest in Irving, Tex., in 2006 and a possession of marijuana charge in 2007 in Shreveport, La. Carter has spent time in the past in drug rehabilitation, according to published reports. A former Cowboys starter who played for the New York Jets following his release in 2004, Carter has played in the CFL, for Bossier-Shreveport in AFC2 and for the Arena Football League’s Kansas City Brigade. In four NFL seasons, Carter passed for 6,337 yards, 32 touchdowns and 37 interceptions for a 71.7 quarterback rating. The former University of Georgia quarterback rushed for 518 yards and three touchdowns.