The Fourth of July isn’t a holiday in Canada, but Duron Carter is going to have some extra time off anyway.
According to the Canadian Press, the CFL announced that Carter, the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter, was suspended one game for “actions that violated the standards of acceptable conduct within the CFL.”
Carter drew the wrong kind of attention last week for a touchdown celebration gone wrong, as the Montreal Alouettes wideout ran to the Ottawa sideline to confront other players. He bumped Redblacks coach Rick Campbell (who hit the deck like a Spanish soccer player), triggering a bit of an incident.
For his part, Campbell was fined, as a review concluded he could have done more to avoid contact with Carter (and could have been a better actor).
Two other Ottawa players were fined for the situation, Jermaine Robinson for a high hit to Carter’s head area on the catch, and defensive back Jerrell Gavins for throwing a punch during the incident and for an inappropriate gesture towards fans following his ejection.
“To tell you the truth I don’t even know what happened,” Carter told reporters post-game. “I didn’t even see the replay until I got [into the locker room] and I ran into the coach apparently, I didn’t even know I knocked him over.”
This is the point in the story where we point out that makes Campbell the fall guy, meaning Carter’s father must certainly approve.
