We’ll see what the DMN and Startlegram do in the morning. But I’m not sure I’d print it in the newspaper right now. I bet a drug test is what’s fallen Quincy Carter. Although he managed to lead the 2003 Dallas Cowboys to an NFC playoff berth at the age of 26, his time with the franchise ended the following year, amid reports that he failed a drug test. Were I a betting man, I’d bet $100 that ESPN and Fox Sports will eventually be shown correct in this case, probably very soon. Janu9:29 am Quincy Carters career as a quarterback in the NFL was short-lived. When people talk about the difference between the standards of newspapers and the standards of Drudge, blogs, and other less traditional forms of media, this is exactly the sort of gap they’re talking about. I just think the difference is interesting. I’m not passing any judgments - I don’t know what I would do. (That’s the classic journalism cover-your-ass way of getting a rumor out there - pointing and saying, “Well, somebody else is reporting it!”) They haven’t even gone the route that many out-of-town news orgs have: reporting about ESPN reporting about it. The DMN is hearing all the same rumors from all the same sources.īut none of the local print media has decided to write about the drug angle. But he’s not so much more plugged in than our guys or the Startlegram’s guys. Len Pasquarelli, ESPN’s reporter, is a terrific journalist - one of my favorites dating back to his days at PFW. Now, the DMN, the Startlegram, and the AP all have the same sources that ESPN and Fox do. And the Associated Press story is mum on the subject too. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram doesn’t either. Both attribute the news to unnamed “sources.” I haven’t had a chance to listen to local sports radio, but I’m certain The Ticket has been buzzing with drug talk all day.īut my employer, The Dallas Morning News, isn’t mentioning drugs at all in its story. Fox Sports, which I believe broke the drug angle (if my rapid Googling earlier today was accurate), says specifically it’s cocaine. ESPN, since early afternoon, has been reporting that Quincy failed a drug test. Austin-area high school football Week 6: Players to watch, game of the week and predicted scores At 44, Carter said he has been clean for three years. It’s a pretty shocking move, as these things go, and the Cowboys are refusing to say why they did it.īut what’s interesting is how different organizations are reporting it. The big news in Dallas today is the Cowboys’ releasing starting QB Quincy Carter, just a few days into training camp. Haligonk on MP3 Monday: September 5, 2006.
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