Carter, Rodgers brace themselves as Irma approaches Florida
As evacuation orders spread across the state of Florida, two Roughriders are hoping for the best for their friends and family.
Hurricane Irma, a category five storm, is on a collision course with the sunshine state and is expected to be the strongest storm to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
Despite this, receiver Duron Carter said his girlfriend and dog, as well as many friends and family, are shuttering in place and waiting out the storm from their homes.
“If you’re confident nothing is going to happen, you’re pretty crazy. It’s a hurricane. It’s 200 mile an hour winds, there’s rain, there’s trees flying everywhere, there’s cars moving around, it’s really dangerous. You just have to stay ready,” he explained.