The New Orleans Saints and quarterback Derek Carr are quickly starting to regret each other. The 34-year-old quarterback is currently under contract through the 2026 season. However, the two may not get to that point.
Saints’ Derek Carr Just Angered Off Entire Organization (Report)
It hasn’t taken Derek Carr long to wear out his welcome in New Orleans:
Last Friday, NFL Network reported that Carr is dealing with a shoulder injury that could force him to miss the entire 2025 season. A few days later, Dianna Russini of The Athletic provided an update on the veteran quarterback’s health.
During the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast, Russini called Carr’s injury situation fishy. She also said there’s a chance his camp leaked the news due to reports about the Saints having interest in the rookie quarterback class.
“I did have a lot of text messages and conversations over the last few days about the Derek Carr situation and it was very hard for me to find someone in football who said, ‘Oh, Derek’s definitely dealing with a serious shoulder injury.’ It was, ‘How long have you been doing this? You know what this is about.’ Trade Bait. End of the day, that’s what this is about,” Russini said.
This report didn’t sit well with a former Saints player from the Super Bowl XLIV team.
During Tuesday night’s teleconference, former Saints linebacker Scott Shanle questioned Carr’s leadership:
“My two cents about Derek Carr shoulder injury news. If he’s pouting because the Saints are gonna look for a young QB in the draft he’s too thin skinned to be your quarterback and the guys in that locker room deserve better,” Shanle wrote on X. ”
A competitive person would say it’s time to play so well the young guy won’t touch the field anyways. Nothing is promised to anyone in the NFL. Everyone’s time comes to an end. Nobody is owed anything. If really injured should be at facility and surrounded by surgery specialists today! Mrs Benson didn’t pay you 40 million dollars a year to do car reviews on YouTube.
Here is a look at Carr’s career stats:
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | QBrec | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | 1D | Lng | Sk | Yds | 4QC | GWD | AV | Awards | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | OAK | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 3-13-0 | 348 | 599 | 58.1 | 3270 | 21 | 3.5 | 12 | 2.0 | 163 | 39.5 | 77 | 5.5 | 5.26 | 9.4 | 204.4 | 76.6 | 42.1 | 24 | 149 | 3.85 | 5.01 | 4.82 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 24 | OAK | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 7-9-0 | 350 | 573 | 61.1 | 3987 | 32 | 5.6 | 13 | 2.3 | 188 | 43.9 | 68 | 7.0 | 7.05 | 11.4 | 249.2 | 91.1 | 43.1 | 31 | 230 | 5.13 | 6.22 | 6.31 | 4 | 4 | 13 | PB |
| 2016 | 25 | OAK | NFL | QB | 15 | 15 | 12-3-0 | 357 | 560 | 63.8 | 3937 | 28 | 5.0 | 6 | 1.1 | 191 | 45.1 | 75 | 7.0 | 7.55 | 11.0 | 262.5 | 96.7 | 56.1 | 16 | 79 | 2.78 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 7 | 7 | 12 | PB,AP MVP-3,AP OPoY-6 |
| 2017 | 26 | OAK | NFL | QB | 15 | 15 | 6-9-0 | 323 | 515 | 62.7 | 3496 | 22 | 4.3 | 13 | 2.5 | 168 | 46.2 | 87 | 6.8 | 6.51 | 10.8 | 233.1 | 86.4 | 50.4 | 20 | 101 | 3.74 | 6.35 | 6.07 | 1 | 1 | 10 | PB |
| 2018 | 27 | OAK | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 4-12-0 | 381 | 553 | 68.9 | 4049 | 19 | 3.4 | 10 | 1.8 | 197 | 48.5 | 66 | 7.3 | 7.20 | 10.6 | 253.1 | 93.9 | 46.5 | 51 | 299 | 8.44 | 6.21 | 6.09 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 28 | OAK | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 7-9-0 | 361 | 513 | 70.4 | 4054 | 21 | 4.1 | 8 | 1.6 | 191 | 50.7 | 75 | 7.9 | 8.02 | 11.2 | 253.4 | 100.8 | 64.1 | 29 | 184 | 5.35 | 7.14 | 7.25 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 29 | LVR | NFL | QB | 16 | 16 | 8-8-0 | 348 | 517 | 67.3 | 4103 | 27 | 5.2 | 9 | 1.7 | 192 | 50.6 | 85 | 7.9 | 8.20 | 11.8 | 256.4 | 101.4 | 64.3 | 26 | 150 | 4.79 | 7.28 | 7.53 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 30 | LVR | NFL | QB | 17 | 17 | 10-7-0 | 428 | 626 | 68.4 | 4804 | 23 | 3.7 | 14 | 2.2 | 217 | 49.7 | 61 | 7.7 | 7.40 | 11.2 | 282.6 | 94.0 | 58.4 | 40 | 241 | 6.01 | 6.85 | 6.60 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 31 | LVR | NFL | QB | 15 | 15 | 6-9-0 | 305 | 502 | 60.8 | 3522 | 24 | 4.8 | 14 | 2.8 | 161 | 42.3 | 60 | 7.0 | 6.72 | 11.5 | 234.8 | 86.3 | 57.6 | 27 | 191 | 5.10 | 6.30 | 6.01 | 4 | 3 | 12 | PB |
| 2023 | 32 | NOR | NFL | QB | 17 | 17 | 9-8-0 | 375 | 548 | 68.4 | 3878 | 25 | 4.6 | 8 | 1.5 | 185 | 46.8 | 58 | 7.1 | 7.33 | 10.3 | 228.1 | 97.7 | 56.5 | 31 | 218 | 5.35 | 6.32 | 6.56 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 33 | NOR | NFL | QB | 10 | 10 | 5-5-0 | 189 | 279 | 67.7 | 2145 | 15 | 5.4 | 5 | 1.8 | 93 | 45.3 | 71 | 7.7 | 7.96 | 11.3 | 214.5 | 101.0 | 63.4 | 8 | 48 | 2.79 | 7.31 | 7.57 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 Yrs | 169 | 169 | 77-92-0 | 3765 | 5785 | 65.1 | 41245 | 257 | 4.4 | 112 | 1.9 | 1946 | 46.3 | 87 | 7.1 | 7.15 | 11.0 | 244.1 | 92.8 | 303 | 1890 | 4.98 | 6.46 | 6.48 | 28 | 35 | 119 | ||||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 17 | 77-92-0 | 379 | 582 | 65.1 | 4149 | 26 | 4.4 | 11 | 1.9 | 196 | 46.3 | 87 | 7.1 | 7.15 | 11.0 | 244.1 | 92.8 | 30 | 190 | 4.98 | 6.46 | 6.48 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| OAK (9 Yrs) | 142 | 142 | 63-79-0 | 3201 | 4958 | 64.6 | 35222 | 217 | 4.4 | 99 | 2.0 | 1668 | 46.3 | 87 | 7.1 | 7.08 | 11.0 | 248.0 | 91.8 | 264 | 1624 | 5.06 | 6.43 | 6.41 | 28 | 33 | 100 | ||||||
| NOR (2 Yrs) | 27 | 27 | 14-13-0 | 564 | 827 | 68.2 | 6023 | 40 | 4.8 | 13 | 1.6 | 278 | 46.3 | 71 | 7.3 | 7.54 | 10.7 | 223.1 | 98.8 | 39 | 266 | 4.50 | 6.65 | 6.90 | 0 | 2 | 19 | ||||||
