Riders aren’t saying why Carter was cut

Chris Jones wasn’t prepared to divulge specific reasons as to why he released two-time all-star wide receiver Duron Carter, but working out NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens wasn’t one of them. The head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders said Sunday the team wanted to go in a different direction. The Roughriders (3-4) cut Carter on Saturday, after putting Owens through drills on Aug. 5 in Chattanooga, Tenn. “We released a very good player who I think will end up, you know, he’s going to land on his feet,” Jones said of the 27-year-old Carter, who was the Roughriders’ top receiver in 2017 with a 1,043 yards and eight TDs. Carter was shifted to cornerback in the second week of this season after Nick Marshall suffered a finger injury.