The New Orleans Saints have had a whirlwind of an off-season at the quarterback position. Derek Carr announced his retirement, and currently the team has Hunter Dekkers, Jake Haener, Spencer Rattler, and Tyler Shough.
However, their team suffered from brutal news this week.
Breaking: Saints Learn Of Devastating Quarterback Injury

In New Orleans, there has been some development at the quarterback position:
Jake Haener is likely to be sidelined for the rest of the offseason program by an oblique strain, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Part of the three-way competition that also includes Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough, Haener suffered the injury after Wednesday’s OTA practice while throwing extra passes. An MRI revealed that Haener had a strain but did not suffer a tear, which means he does not need surgery.
He is expected to miss a couple of weeks, but should be ready for the start of training camp.
A fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft, Haener appeared in eight games with one start last season. He completed 18-of-39 passes for 226 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Here is a look at Haener’s college stats:
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | Redshirt ![]() |
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2018 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 107 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 148.4 | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | |
Fresno State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | Did not play due to transfer rules | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 150 | 232 | 64.7 | 2,021 | 8.7 | 14 | 5 | 153.4 | 57 | 18 | 0.3 | 3 | |
2021 | 13 | 13 | 10–3 | 329 | 490 | 67.1 | 4,096 | 8.4 | 33 | 9 | 155.9 | 71 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | |
2022 | 10 | 10 | 8–2 | 252 | 350 | 72.0 | 2,896 | 8.3 | 20 | 3 | 158.6 | 46 | -123 | -2.7 | 2 | |
Career | 32 | 29 | 21−8 | 740 | 1,085 | 68.2 | 9,120 | 8.4 | 68 | 18 | 156.2 | 175 | -109 | -0.6 | 8 |

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