Overview
- Interim coach Mike Kafka held Carter out for the opening defensive series against the Packers and declined to detail the discipline beyond calling it a coach's decision.
- Initial reports from The Athletic and others said Carter missed the walk-through because he was asleep and that tardiness had been a trend under former coach Brian Daboll.
- Carter publicly rejected the sleeping allegation, calling it an honest mistake and saying he was getting treatment when he missed the brief session after practice times changed.
- A subsequent New York Post account, cited by Yahoo Sports, aligned with Carter’s explanation that he was in a recovery area and unaware of the added walk-through.
- After the brief benching, Carter played the rest of the game with one tackle and one quarterback hit as scrutiny over his modest rookie production persists for the 2-9 Giants.