Ticats may be in need of Carter’s talents
With his football future in limbo, Duron Carter is spending some of his downtime on the water.
Carter remains a CFL free agent after being released Aug. 11 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The six-foot-five, 205-pound receiver recently visited with the Toronto Argonauts, but has yet to officially join another team.
On Friday, a CFL source said the expectation is Carter will sign with Toronto. But the Argos could face some competition for the all-star receiver. Hamilton lost veteran receiver Chris Williams to an apparent Achilles injury in its 25-24 home win Thursday over the Edmonton Eskimos. Afterward, Ticats head coach June Jones was asked whether he had any interest in Carter.
“It’s funny you bring that up,” Jones said. “I was just thinking that in the locker-room.”
But as Carter ponders his CFL future, the 27-year-old is also taking some time to relax. The colourful Carter was on Instagram Live fishing on a jet ski Thursday night and Friday morning reportedly from a cottage owned by his uncle Butch Carter, the former Toronto Raptors head coach.
Duron Carter also took questions from fans as he fished. It’s the only way they can interact with the outgoing receiver, who recently deleted his entertaining Twitter account.
Carter was asked if he’s thinking of joining the Ticats.
“You don’t reach out to a team and be like, ‘Hey, you guys want me?’” Carter said. “Ya’ll don’t understand free agency or getting cut.
“I don’t think ya’ll understand players. Period. Dude just got hurt. You should be more worried about dude getting hurt than having me come replace him. What the hell is that?”
Carter has registered 266 catches for 4,031 yards with 26 touchdowns in 65 career CFL games with Montreal and Saskatchewan. He was the Riders’ leading receiver last year with 1,043 yards and eight touchdowns, but spent most of the 2018 campaign on defence before being released.