Overview
- Carter was held out of the Giants’ first defensive series against the Packers as discipline, then played every snap thereafter and logged one tackle and one quarterback hit.
- Reports from The Athletic and others said he was asleep at the team facility during the walk-through he missed, a claim he denies while saying he was receiving treatment.
- On Tuesday, Carter said he misunderstood new practice times under Kafka and accepted responsibility for the mistake, calling it an isolated incident.
- Kafka declined to detail the issue publicly, praised Carter’s energy, and said the matter would be handled in-house.
- The Athletic reported lateness to meetings had been a trend under fired coach Brian Daboll; Carter disputed that characterization as media criticism of the team intensified.