Derek Carr has just retired with 205 million US dollar career results -and 0 Playoff victories

The former quarterback from New Orleans Saints, Derek Carr, shocked the NFL when he announced that he retired from the league on May 10th. Nevertheless, he stood with a shoulder surgery that would have kept him out throughout the coming season. Instead of facing this view, Carr decided to completely move away from football.

Due to retirement, Carr is guaranteed 30 million US dollars From the saints. However, he will still earn one $ 10 million Roster bonus. That brings his career gain $ 205,666.395-not too shabby for an 11-year career.

If you dig a little deeper, Carr's income becomes even more impressive.

The Las Vegas (then Oakland) Raiders pulled Carr out of the state of Fresno in the second round of the 2014 draft. He was appointed a starter in his rookie year and practically remained with the franchise as a QB1. He never played in less than 15 games in a single season. By 2022, Carr and the Raiders agreed to go separate paths, and he joined the saints for the following season.

Carr made it in 10 games in 2024 before suffering an injury to a Scramble game. The doctors diagnosed the quarterback with a Labralriss in the right shoulder and indicated that the damage was so extensive that it may never return to form.

Therefore, Carr retires with over 205 million US dollars. He ends his career with 41,245 Passing Yards, 257 Touchdowns, 112 Interceptions and a 92.8 Passant assessment, which is good for the 15th place among the quarterbacks ever.

Despite these solid numbers, Carr's teams never succeeded. He ended with a 77-92 record and only one playoff appearance. That came in 2021 and ended with a wild card loss against the Cincinnati Bengals. Carr and the Raiders also played well enough to meet the 2016 playoffs, but he broke his fibula in week 16. The team never recovered and lost in the Wild Card round.

While the quarterback is only one position, you are the most important player on the field. Therefore, make the highest salaries in the league. And Carr achieved almost a quarter billion dollars without a playoff win to show it. His career gain is the 16th among all NFL players in the history of the league.

For the perspective:

• Tom Brady deserves around 333 million US dollars During his career and won 7 Super Bowls.
• Joe Flacco deserves $ 175 million And won a super bowl (and was called MVP).
• Russell Wilson with two Super Bowl appearances and a ring deserved $ 266 million.
• Trent Dilfer, who won a super bowl with the Ravens in 2001, is currently deserving $ 20 million in total.
• Sam Bradford now earned $ 130 million In nine seasons they never made the playoffs and have never played a full season with 16 games.

In the end, Carr's career could best be remembered as a case study how the NFL pays for the potential – and how brutally the margins of the success for quarterback are. He was consistent, respected and available. But never quite elite. And although he deserves more than Hall of Famers like Joe Montana and Brett Favre, he never won a single playoff game.