By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has announced his retirement on Saturday. The was uncertainty if he would be able to play this season.
Instead of putting his body through a rehab and then another grueling season, Carr decided to step away. He played 11 seasons in the NFL.
“Upon reflection of prayer, and in discussion with Heather, I’ve decided to retire from the National Football League,” Carr said. “For more than 11 years, we have been incredibly blessed, and we are forever grateful and humbled by this experience. It’s difficult to find the right words to express our thanks to all the teammates, coaches, management, ownership, team officials and especially the fans who made this journey so special.
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According to the Saints, as Carr was preparing for the 2025 season, he began to experience pain in his right shoulder in late March. The team said that this was the first time that he had been throwing a football since suffering a concussion and left-hand injury on December 8th, 2024.
After contacting the Saints medical staff and undergoing scans, it was revealed that Carr had a labral tear and had ‘significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff.’
Following that revelation, a plan was made for the best steps forward. The team said that surgery was an option, which would have meant he would likely miss a good part of the 2025 season.
However, with surgery, there was no guarantee that he would have the same strength and his performance may be lesser than before the injury.
Carr decided to step away after talking it over with his wife Heather and the team.
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Carr went 77-92 in 169 starts. He also went 3,765 of 5,785 for 41,245 yards. He also had 257 passing yards and 112 interceptions.
This past season before suffering a season-ending injury, he went 5-5 in 10 starts. Carr went 189 of 279 for 2,145 yards. He had 15 touchdown passes and five interceptions.
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