Saints facing QB conundrum after Derek Carr injury bombshell

Saints facing QB conundrum after Derek Carr injury bombshell

The Saints are suddenly facing a potential quarterback crisis.

Derek Carr is dealing with a shoulder injury that puts his availability for next season at risk, according to NFL Network.

He is weighing the possibility of having surgery, the report added.

It’s unclear how or when the injury happened.

Carr, 34, is entering the third year of the four-year, $150 million contract he signed with New Orleans in 2023.

He only played 10 games last year due to oblique and hand injuries, and backup Spencer Rattler struggled mightily filling in.

The Saints went 0-6 in his six starts, and he finished the year with a lowly 57 percent completion percentage, 1,317 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions.

New Orleans also fired head coach Dennis Allen midseason.

Derek Carr
Derek Carr’s availability for next season is now in question. Getty Images

Carr’s status for next season was previously uncertain after the Saints hired Kellen Moore as their new head coach, which prompted rumors he might want to move on from the veteran.

But the Saints subsequently restructured Carr’s contract, converting most of his salary into a signing bonus in a move that effectively locked him in for next season.

He’s recorded a 14-13 record across two years for the Saints.

Derek Carr
Derek Carr only played 10 games last year. Getty Images

In the 10 games he played last year, Carr completed 67.7 percent of his pᴀsses for 2,145 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions.

And few veteran options are remaining on the open market with Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston singing with the Giants, Joe Flacco going to the Browns and Aaron Rodgers likely headed to the Steelers.

The Saints own the No. 9 pick in the draft, meaning Shedeur Sanders could be in play if he is not taken before them.

Along with Rattler, they still have Jake Haener and Ben DiNucci on the roster.

Related Posts

Ed Kelce shares picture of Taylor Swift with his late girlfriend as Travis and Jason’s dad mourns her death

Ed Kelce shares picture of Taylor Swift with his late girlfriend as Travis and Jason’s dad mourns her death

Ed Kelce has shared a picture of his late girlfriend, Maureen Maguire, meeting Taylor Swift as he mourns her death. Maguire died on Friday at the age…

Jared Allen tears pants while doing his sack celebration at Hall of Fame induction

Jared Allen tears pants while doing his sack celebration at Hall of Fame induction

Jared Allen ripped his pants while being inducted into the Hall of Fame over the weekend. At the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday,…

Giants’ ‘athletic’ quarterbacks could give them a physical leg up — but it comes with a risk

Giants’ ‘athletic’ quarterbacks could give them a physical leg up — but it comes with a risk

When it came time to rate all the quarterbacks in the 2025 draft, it became increasingly clear to the Giants that Cam Ward was the best of…

Speedy Arian Smith could give Jets what they’ve been missing — if he fixes glaring red flag

Speedy Arian Smith could give Jets what they’ve been missing — if he fixes glaring red flag

Arian Smith looked around and saw others who were older than him. Then he saw them behind him — as he sprinted past them. “That’s when I…

Chargers star reveals troubling reason why he won’t leave his Brazil H๏τel before Kansas City Chiefs game

Chargers star reveals troubling reason why he won’t leave his Brazil H๏τel before Kansas City Chiefs game

Los Angeles Chargers star Tony Jefferson has revealed will not be leaving the team’s H๏τel while staying in Brazil due to it not being safe for the…

Jay-Z wades into Micah Parsons’ feud with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

Jay-Z wades into Micah Parsons’ feud with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones has been called out by rapper Jay-Z and former Cowboys star Dez Bryant over ‘comical’ and ‘disrespectful’ comments he made on the mess involving Micah…