UGA DT Carter booked and released; back in Indy … One player who clearly won’t be working out with the defensive line at the combine later today will be Georgia DT Jalen Carter. Of course, Carter had already said he wasn’t going to work out today, but rather would do so at the Bulldogs’ pro day later this month. Carter, though, is reportedly back in Indianapolis this morning and presumably will be on the sidelines this afternoon when the other DL work out after he was booked on charges of reckless driving and street racing in Athens late last night and was released just before midnight after paying a $4K bond. The charges stem from an incident in which two people were killed in a car accident while driving back to Athens from a national championship celebration in Atlanta in January and Carter has denied the charges. In fact, it’s not clear at this time, what the whole incident will do to Carter’s draft status. He had been considered to be the top-rated non-QB prospect for the upcoming draft, if not the top overall prospect period and this sure isn’t going to help. The fact that Carter has been less than forthcoming, both to police and reportedly to NFL execs who he had met with prior to revelation earlier this week that he was under investigation, also isn’t going to help. At the same time, though, the charges are a misdemeanor, not a felony, although there is a max sentence of 1-year in jail for the charges. And while he won’t be working out he will still be doing team interviews today and tomorrow where he will have a chance to do some damage control.
