Saints QB Derek Carr force injuries to retire

The Rookie Minicamp from Saints this weekend was shocked by shocking news that quarterback Derek Carr retired.

“At the end of March, when he raised his preparation for the 2025 season, Derek had pain in his right shoulder,” said the saints in a explanation published on social media. “It was his first time that he threw a football with a considerable volume since he had fulfilled both from a concussion and a injury to the left hand on December 8, 2024. Derek immediately contacted the Medical Team Saints.

“Finally, medical scans objectively found that Derek suffered a Labralriss and also had significant degenerative changes in his rotator cuff,” continued the statement.

Carr finally found that the injury prevents him from continuing his career as a player.

“The operation was an option that endangered the entire 2025 season, but there was no guarantee that Derek would return to the strength, function and performance of the game that it was used to,” the explanation said.

The new head coach Kellen Moore says Carr is over the saints all the time.

“The people who are part of his life have communicated very well with the saints,” said Moore after the rookie -miniMminicamp training on Saturday on Saturday. “I think there was really good communication, so we have the feeling that it was done right.”

“We have been blessed incredibly for more than 11 years, and we are grateful and humble about this experience forever,” said Carr in his own statement. “It is difficult to find the right words to thank all teammates, trainers, management, possession, team officials and especially the fans who have made this trip so special. Their unshakish support means the world.”

Moore says Carr will be missing.

“They respect and appreciate the dereks in this league and for the way he did it, the performance in the field, the person outside the field he presented, and the effects that he had on so many people in this profession-really, very special,” said Moore.

Moore says the team will be with him while navigating in this next chapter of his life.

“We are all there for Derek in any way, we may be able to help if he goes through this process,” said Moore. “But he was phenomenal through this thing. I think this whole organization thinks the world from him. Whatever is his next step, it will be an incredible experience.”

Carr's retirement leaves three quarterbacks in the area of ​​the Heiligen-professional Jake Haener, 26; Pro-Spencer Rattler in the second year, 24; and rookie Tyler Shough, 25.

“Clarity will give some of these younger quarterback the chance to prepare from the position of repetition and the site,” said Moore. “And obviously these boys will be ready and dissolved for it.”

The saints selected Shough in the second round with the 40th overall election, and Moore said the team wanted to design a quarterback regardless of Carr's health.

“While we went through the design process, we had certainly been very valuable under all circumstances to expand a quarterback in this room,” said Moore. “And when Derek's injury became something, there is obviously a little more awareness.”