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Saints QB Derek Carr Likely Out for Season With Hand Injury

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr against the New York Giants on Dec. 8, 2024. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr got a little too ambitious during Sunday's game against the New York Giants and attempted to jump over a defender for a first down—as this lede suggests, it did not go well, and Carr left the game with an injury.

On Monday, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero provided an update on the 33-year-old. The pair confirmed that Carr did suffer a "significant fracture in his non-throwing hand" and is "expected to miss several weeks" as a result. Considering there are only four games left on the Saints' schedule, the injury is "almost certainly season-ending," Rapoport said.

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