Former Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets' quarterback Quincy Carter was cut by the Abilene Ruff Riders (Intense Football League—IFL) on Monday. 

Carter, once a rising prospect with the Cowboys after being a second round selection in the 2001 NFL Draft, phoned the minor league team just four hours before Saturday’s (July 4) game against the Odessa Roughnecks, saying he would be unable to play, having no other excuse. 

Playing in the IFL was Carter’s latest attempt at redeeming his reeling football career that has been sidetracked by substance abuse and run-ins with the law. 

However after his latest AWOL fiasco, even the small-stage Ruff Riders ...

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