Former Cowboy Carter 'Jets' to New York

Quincy Carter ended up replacing the quarterback who took his spot in Dallas.\nIn an odd switch, the quarterback cut by the Cowboys signed with the New York Jets on Tuesday and will back up Chad Pennington. Pennington's backup last season was 40-year-old Vinny Testaverde, who was released by the Jets in June and became the Cowboys' starter when Carter was let go.\nCarter, who started every game for the Cowboys last season, was released suddenly Aug. 4. Reports said he failed a drug test, and the NFL Players Association has filed a request for arbitration in the case.\nGene Upshaw, the union's executive director, told The Associated Press the NFLPA will continue to press the case. "We have to," he said, adding that part of the grievance involves potential salary loss to Carter.\nCarter gives the Jets the experienced backup they didn't have. Neither of the other two quarterbacks, second-year man Brooks Bollinger nor Ricky Ray, who played in the Canadian Football League, has ever taken an NFL snap.\nCarter, a second-round draft choice by the Cowboys in 2001, started all 31 games in which he played for Dallas, including 17 last season -- 16 in the regular season and one in the playoffs. In his career, he has 507 completions in 902 attempts for 5,839 yards with 29 touchdowns and 36 interceptions.\nKnown for his mobility, he has run 140 times for 498 yards.\n"To not give someone an opportunity because they made a mistake would not be fair," Jets coach Herman Edwards said. "We got a guy who you think is a good quarterback and can upgrade your position. If I was concerned about (any off-field problems), he'd probably not be a Jet.\n"Our whole job is making sure Quincy can be a good football player. and all we can do to help him off the field and on the field, we are going to do"