Sources to me and @RapSheet: #Saints QB Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with an oblique injury he suffered against the #Chiefs.
New Orleans has two games in the next nine days, and the likelihood is Carr misses Sun vs. the #Buccaneers and Thurs vs. the #Broncos. pic.twitter.com/njLCXJuSA6
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 8, 2024
This is big. NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport report that New Orleans Saints starting quarterback Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with an oblique injury he suffered late in Monday night’s loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Carr twisted awkwardly while winding up to throw, and that’s going to cost him. The Saints have to play two home games in the next nine days — first against the division-rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Oct. 13, and then against their old coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos on Thursday, Oct. 17.
It’s too soon to say whether injured reserve could be an option for Carr, but expect Jake Haener, not Spencer Rattler, to fill in for him in the meantime. Haener has been the next man up all season as Carr’s principal backup. It’s possible the Saints could shift course and go with the rookie Rattler after giving him a week of practice to prepare, but that feels unlikely.
Hopefully Taysom Hill can return soon to lighten the load. The do-it-all tight end is one of their most valuable playmakers and Klint Kubiak’s offense has missed him while managing just 12 and 13 points in the two games Hill has missed this season. Whoever is starting under center, they’ll need better support and protection than Carr was given.
