Saturday morning, the New Orleans Saints and Derek Carr announced the quarterback will be retiring from the NFL in light of a shoulder injury that would have likely required surgery and a year off recovering for him to stay in active playing shape.
The Saints now have three relatively inexperienced quarterbacks on their roster: Spencer Rattler (six career starts), Jake Haener (one career start) and Tyler Shough (rookie). It appears as if, before drafting Shough in the second round, the Saints did not have full clarity on the situation with Carr, though it did appear likely his 2025 was in jeopardy.
