Carter Barred From NFL Facilities, Agent Says

Cris Carter, the Ohio State wide receiver made eligible for a supplemental draft in the National Football League after admitting taking payments from agents, has been barred from working out for scouts at some teams’ facilities.

Carter’s agent, Mitch Frankel, said Wednesday that Carter planned to work out at the Hoosierdome in Indianapolis but has been barred by officials at the arena, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Earlier, Frankel said, workouts in St. Louis and at the Cowboys’ facility in Dallas had been called off.

Carter, an All-American as a junior, was considered a possible first-round draft choice next season. He petitioned the NFL for admission after being ruled ineligible for the 1987 college season. He admitted he accepted a $5,000 loan from player agents Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom in May, 1986, and subsequently accepted $1,800 more from them.

NFL spokesman Dick Maxwell said that there is no league ban on workouts for Carter.