With Derek Carr announcing his retirement Saturday, the New Orleans Saints got the clarity they had been waiting for. But it’s a result that leaves an instant void at quarterback.
Medical scans determined that Carr, 34, had sustained a labral tear and also had significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff, so playing in 2025 was in jeopardy. It’s the closure New Orleans has been looking for since April 11, when the news of Carr’s injury broke. Now that Carr has made his status official, what’s left for the Saints?
They drafted Tyler Shough last month in the second round and have second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler and third-year quarterback Jake Haener on the roster, but New Orleans went 0-7 last season in games Carr didn’t start. Do the Saints bring in more help? Do they roll with the players they have?
