Event Date: August 27th, 1985
Event Description: Carter to Vikings
Source: UPI
The U.S. Football League let a valuable commodity go, but Commissioner Harry Usher promised a return to business next spring.
Wide receiver Anthony Carter was granted his freedom by the league yesterday in a meeting of representatives of all 16 teams.
All teams agreed to waive their rights to Carter, who starred for the Michigan Panthers last season. Carter had entered into agreement with Minnesota of the NFL last week.
“The circumstances were such that it really was the best decision from a league point of view,” Usher said. “I reviewed the facts and note that 73 former USFL players are in NFL camps now and many of those are home-grown USFL players who developed over the one or two or three years of our league.”
“We're flattered that the NFL, who keeps describing us as minor league, sees fit to take these players that are available.”
The meeting of team representatives lasted seven hours and was the second in a series of summer gatherings to restructure the struggling league. Afterward, a feeling of accomplishment and optimism prevailed.
Story-(UPI Modified)
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