 During training camp in 1988, Carter injured his hamstring, and struggled to recover, and was cut that summer before the season started.After his career in the NFL was over, Carter returned home to Bryan, Texas, and took a job with the Boys & Girls Club, a position he still holds.Carter turned down offers to work elsewhere, and began coaching many teams at the club, including the girls basketball team, which would go on to produce local high school stand outs Tianna Mathis and Keaundra Kelly.