(03-01-2023, 01:21 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-01-2023, 01:04 PM)jaglou53 Wrote: Those teams who were strongly considering Carter now have nearly 2 months to do their due diligence on him. We all know how certain media figures will exaggerate to get attention. Teams that passed on Pickens last season are likely regretting it now as I'm not aware of any character transgressions he had with the Steelers. If Carter turns out to be a similar situation, some team will be getting a steal. Maybe I'm naive, but it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to find out what type of character issues a player may have. The Jaguars have messed up twice in this area; Coughlin selecting Soward still boggles my mind and drafting Justin Blackmon was also totally avoidable had they done more research on him.

There's a difference between character concerns and someone who was racing at 2am which led to a teammates death. This also isn't his first time speeding like that. He was caught going 98 in a 45 I think before as well. He also lied to the cops about where he was during the race. He said he was over a mile away.

Carter may very well turn out to be a great player but this will certainly ding him and he might drop out of the top 15 because of it.

That's true. Carter is definitely guilty of stupidity (in this instance), immaturity and terrible judgement. He will have to live with the consequences of his actions. I'd still take him, however, if he hasn't had any other incidences related to alcohol, abusive behavior, etc. I'd also want to see what kind of teammate he was and whether he is a leader or follower. The guy made a terrible mistake, but that doesn't mean he is necessarily a bad guy.

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