Dallas would sign another young quarterback and former baseball player, Chad Hutchinson, following Carter's rookie season. The highlight of his rookie season was a 20-13 victory over the New York Giants in which Carter threw for nearly 200 yards, scrambled for a key first down late in the game, and tossed the game-winning touchdown pass to veteran tight end, Jackie Harris. He had a decent sophomore season but was mediocre as a junior due to injuries and inconsistencies.Ĭarter declared himself eligible for the NFL draft after his junior season and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round as the 53rd pick of the 2001 NFL Draft.Ĭarter became the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys team as a rookie, being part of a succession of short-tenured quarterbacks following the retirement of Troy Aikman. Struggling with his baseball career, Carter went to the University of Georgia college football program in 1998.Ĭarter won the starting job at Georgia in a highly contested battle (over future Oklahoma starter, Nate Hybl, among others) and after an excellent freshman season was recognized as one of the top young quarterbacks in NCAA football. His final year in 1999, he went 0-for-3 in one game for the Daytona Cubs of Advanced A ball. He appeared in 28 games for Rockford in 1998, hitting. The following year, Carter was promoted to the Rockford Cubbies of Single-A and hit. With the Gulf Coast Cubs of the rookie league in 1996, Carter played in 55 games and hit. Carter's career has been marred by several drug-related arrests and frequent allegations of drug abuse.Ĭarter was born in Illinois and had a stellar high school football career at Southwest DeKalb High School in Georgia, becoming well-known in the Atlanta area.Ĭarter originally signed a football letter of intent with Georgia Tech in 1996, but opted instead to play minor league baseball after being drafted by the Chicago Cubs as an outfielder 52nd overall in the 1996 amateur draft. ] He has previously played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets, for the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings of the arenafootball2 league, and briefly signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on April 4, 2006, only to be released one month later. Lavonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter (born October 13, 1977) is an Arena football quarterback for the Kansas City Brigade. * Kansas City Brigade (2008-present): *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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