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Derek Carr
New Orleans Saints

2025 Projected Value: $0
Based on 10-team N-only league

Player News

Date	News
3/13/25	Todd McShay suggests Derek Carr may still move on from the Saints in 2025. Veteran NFL draft analyst Todd McShay suggests Derek Carr may still be moved in 2025. But the salary cap math just doesn't check out. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/todd-mcshay-sugge...
3/11/25	Saints Roster Moves: New Orleans Makes 3 Tweaks To Clear Needed Cap Space. The New Orleans Saints cleared significant salary cap space by restructuring Derek Carr's contract last week. And they reportedly began this week by executing a series of moves to clear even more space. ESPN's Katherine Terrell reported that New Orleans restructured contracts for three players: defensive end Carl Granderson, guard Cesar Ruiz and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders. The moves, which opened up nearly $14 million in cap space, included converting salaries into roster bonuses and adding voidable years. Here are the details, per Terrell: Granderson: lowered $11.73 million cap hit to $6.482 million Ruiz: lowered $12.25 million cap hit to $5.8 million Saunders: lowered $4.6 million cap Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/news/saints-roster-m...
3/10/25	NFL Rumors: Insider suggests intriguing reunion to help Saints' Derek Carr. As the New Orleans Saints restructured the contract of Derek Carr to solidify their confidence in the quarterback this season, the goal now is to build around him for a productive upcoming year. While the Saints' contract move with Carr creates more questions about the future, the tem will still look to add some weapons and one they are looking at could result in a reunion. According to Alber Breer of Sports Illustrated, he reports that he wouldn't be surprised if New Orleans goes after wide receiver Brandin Cooks who spent the first three seasons of his career with the franchise. “Speaking of the Saints, I wouldn't be floored if they make a run at bringing Brandin Cooks back after all these years,” Breer said. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-orleans-saints/nf...
3/09/25	Saints restructuring Carr's contract, source says. The Saints are restructuring Derek Carr's contract to open up $30.9 million in 2025 cap space, according to a source. Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44169350/saint...
3/09/25	Saints restructuring Carr's contract, source says. The Saints are restructuring Derek Carr's contract to open up $30.9 million in 2025 cap space, according to a source. Source: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44169350/saint...
3/09/25	Saints Make Huge Decision on Derek Carr’s Contract That Reveals Their QB Plan for 2025. The New Orleans Saints made a huge 2025 salary cap move by restructuring Derek Carr's contract, confirming the team is all in on him as its QB next season. Source: https://www.profootballnetwork.com/saints-make-hug...
3/08/25	Saints' Derek Carr move could do more harm than good. The Saints got significant cap relief on Saturday when they restructured quarterback Derek Carr's contract. Source: https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/saints_der...
3/08/25	Saints Connected To Former Bears 9-Time Pro Bowler: 'Worth Keeping An Eye On'. Could the New Orleans Saints surprise everyone and make a splash signing to significantly strengthen their defense? It sounds like a pipe dream given the Saints' cap situation, but it's also not impossible, according to The Advocate's Matthew Paras, who suggested this week that New Orleans could acquire a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year in free agency: Los Angeles Chargers EDGE Khalil Mack. “Yes, the Saints are tight against the cap, but the team has found ways to be creative before — like when New Orleans signed Derek Carr and Jairus Byrd to big deals,” Paras wrote. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/saints-news/saints-c...
3/07/25	Steelers could be potential trade partner for Saints' $150 million QB. The New Orleans Saints have given their support to veteran Derek Carr as the starting quarterback, but things can change on a dime in the NFL. Considering their need to shed some salary-cap space, the Saints could be looking to offload Carr and his contract to a team in need of a quarterback. When looking at potential surprise trade scenarios throughout the offseason, Moe Moton of Bleacher Report believes there's a chance the Saints could have a partner in the Pittsburgh Steelers if the NFL draft shakes out a certain way. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new-orleans-sa...
3/06/25	Saints Predicted To Pair Derek Carr With 23-Year-Old Phenom. The New Orleans Saints already have made it known who will be the team's starting quarterback in 2025. Rumors were flowing for weeks about the future of four-time Pro Bowler Derek Carr. General manager Mickey Loomis addressed the question ahead of the National Football League Scouting Combine and made it sound like Carr is going to be the team's guy in 2025. The Saints have a lot of work to do to get to cap compliance before the new NFL league year, but it would be pretty surprising if Carr wasn't with the team in 2025. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/saints-news/saints-p...
3/05/25	Reporter names 'most likely option' for Saints' Derek Carr dilemma. Carr made it known in January that he won't accept a pay cut this offseason to give the Saints any financial relief. Source: https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/reporter_n...
3/04/25	Saints Pass On Shedeur Sanders In This Shocking 2025 NFL Mock Draft. Regardless of whether Derek Carr is on the roster in 2025, the New Orleans Saints need to start planning for the future at quarterback. In fact, NFL Media's Lance Zierlein, one of the top mock drafters in the industry, has the Saints passing on Sanders and taking Texas A&M edge rusher Shemar Stewart. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/news/saints-pass-on-...
3/04/25	Saints' Fan-Favorite Raises Eyebrows With Shedeur Sanders. Over the next month or so, there's obviously going to be a lot of chatter about the upcoming National Football League Draft. It will take place in April and the NFL Scouting Combine is already behind us. After much speculation, New Orleans Saints Mickey Loomis made it sound like the team is going to be sticking with Derek Carr as the team's quarterback. The Saints have the No. 9 pick in the upcoming draft so that's very likely too low to land one of the top two quarterbacks in Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/saints-news/saints-f...
3/03/25	Full list of Saints players set to hit NFL free agency in 2025. The New Orleans Saints once again find themselves with the need to get creative in order to comply with the NFL salary cap. With the legal tampering period set to begin March 10, followed by the official start of free agency just two days after, the Saints have some work to do in order to get under the $279.2 million salary cap set by the league last week. According to Spotrac, the Saints currently are projected to have the least amount of salary-cap space, sitting at roughly $47 million in the red. Of course, much of that will change once the Saints make a decision on Derek Carr's contract, which will make up a chunk of the savings. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new-orleans-sa...
3/02/25	Saints Held 'Formal' Meeting With 31-TD QB After Derek Carr Update. The New Orleans Saints seemingly are set at quarterback for the 2025 season. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis recently spoke about four-time Pro Bowler Derek Carr and made it sound like the team would be rolling with him for the 2025 season. There has been a lot of chatter about the quarterback position with Carr having a large cap hit for the 2025 and 2026 campaigns, but it sounds like the team will figure something out there. It certainly sounds like Carr will be the team's quarterback next year -- and that makes a lot of sense. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/saints-news/saints-h...
3/02/25	How the Raiders Can Address the Quarterback Position. There is no shortage of options available to the Las Vegas Raiders to solve their issues at quarterback. Most believe the Raiders will Raiders will use the No. 6 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft this offseason to find a long-term solution for the signal caller position. Since parting ways with Derek Carr, Las Vegas has been unable to find a consistent and dependable quarterback. The Raiders started five different quarterbacks and had four different offensive coordinators over the last two seasons, leading to inconsistency. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/justin-fields-...
3/01/25	Will the Raiders Reunite Pete Carroll With Russell Wilson?. The Las Vegas Raiders are in need of a culture shift after a third consecutive losing season. With the hiring of Pete Carroll, that move is done to begin this shift with a solid foundation. Now that Carroll is at the helm, could they target free-agent quarterback Russell Wilson? The Raiders desperately need a quarterback, as after Derek Carr left the team, they've yet to find a suitable replacement for him. Source: https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/news/could-the-raid...
3/01/25	ESPN: Could Derek Carr be the New York Jets' starting QB in 2025?. ESPN has an interesting name connected to the Jets: Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/espn-could-derek-...
2/28/25	Saints GM and coach indicate they plan to stick with QB Derek Carr. New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis sees 11-year veteran quarterback Derek Carr as “a guy we can win with, and we're excited about it.” Loomis made those comments on Wednesday to a small group of New Orleans-based reporters who traveled to Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine. Carr has two years remaining on the four-year, $150 million contract that brought him to New Orleans as a free agent in 2023. The Saints went 5-12 last season, their worst record since going 3-13 in 2005 — the season before current Denver coach Sean Payton and record-setting QB Drew Brees joined the franchise. Source: https://www.fox8live.com/2025/02/28/saints-gm-coac...
2/27/25	Saints make crucial Derek Carr decision after hiring new coaching staff. Despite the arrival of a new coaching staff, the New Orleans Saints will be keeping things status quo under center. Whenever a new coaching staff takes over a team, there's never a guarantee the previous personnel will remain intact. During a Wednesday press conference at the NFL combine, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis made it clear what the team has decided in terms of the decision pertaining to the future of quarterback Derek Carr. "I think we feel like we've got a guy we can win with," Loomis told reporters. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new-orleans-sa...

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