There was a bunch of interest in wide receiver Duron Carter in early 2015 when Carter decided to leave the Canadian Football League for the NFL, but he never actually played in an NFL game.
Carter is back in the CFL, and he’s back in the headlines. After catching a touchdown pass Thursday night for the Montreal Alouettes, Carter took to the other team’s sideline to celebrate.
Before long, he bumped Ottawa Redblacks coach Rick Campbell near the Ottawa sideline, and Campbell ended up on the ground. It didn’t appear Carter reached out or really went out of his way to strike Campbell when Campbell confronted him, but Carter was on the wrong sideline.
The Twittersphere made sure Carter’s antics were viewed widely, and quickly. Several Redblacks players chased Carter down the sideline, and some made physical contact with him.
Thursday night CFL is apparently must-see TV.
Carter is the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter. After signing a three-year deal with the Colts in the winter of 2015, Duron Carter ended up getting cut at the end of the 2015 preseason and spent the whole season on the practice squad. The Colts didn’t offer him a futures contract after the season, and he went back to Montreal.