Michael Carter to the NY Jets in the 5th round.
Should probably be one thread for Duke football players being drafted (hoping that more will follow), but Michael Carter II was drafted in the 5th round by the New York Jets. Didn’t want him to be forgotten. Great versatility, and the Jets can use help. Lots of help. Good luck to him.
Michael Carter to the NY Jets in the 5th round.
Bob Green
Congratulations!
In one of the stranger happenstances of this draft, Michael Carter isn't the first Michael Carter that the Jets have drafted today.
Several picks earlier, the Jets drafted the UNC RB by the same name, no numerals.
Note the following feed tracking the jovial greeting between the new teammates:
https://twitter.com/mcarter2nd/statu...60718488907782
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0Us0UyX...jpg&name=small
Welcome to the Jets Michael!
Larry
DevilHorse
For one thing, they have highlights on hundreds of players, with that "ground halo" showing the featured player.
I am also pleased that in the highlights I saw of the many UNC players drafted, I didn't see any against Duke. And, given our p-poor performance last fall, I am sure there were many. many UNC highlights that could have been shown.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
I am half-convinced that the Jests got confused and picked the wrong Michael Carter, then got bailed out when the right one was still out there a round later. (I know, the Jets had an earlier 5th round pick and let Duke's Michael Carter go by before drafting him later in the round - I'm just going to assume it took them that long to even realize they'd screwed up).
Demented and sad, but social, right?
Coach Saleh was asked about confusion at the Jets' post draft news conference and he mentioned that ESPN got the picture wrong and he said, "Oh No." So he was aware of what he had drafted and of both players. He and the GM were very complimentary of MC II's speed and 'stickiness'.
Larry
DevilHorse
North Carolina is just now finishing the high school football season with championships coming up this weekend. Perhaps there is some advantage to in-state colleges having been being able to monitor the progress of the Class of 2022 and 2023 recruits from North Carolina (if Mack Brown has left a few).