Over the weekend, New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr announced his retirement, citing his shoulder injury that requires surgery that would knock him out for the 2025 season.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, it's "extremely unlikely" that Carr will return. He's already making other professional plans. While Carr eventually will land on the

The Saturday retirement of Derek Carr means the Saints, at least for now, will staged a three-man quarterback derby between 2025 second-round draft pick Tyler Shough, 2024 fifth-round pick Spencer Rattler and 2023 fourth-round pick Jake Haener.

YouTube Who will be the starting QB for the New Orleans Saints in Week 1? Jason Fitz, Jori Epstein and Frank Schwab discuss where the Saints go from here after Derek Carr's retirement announcement. Is Tyler Shough the QB of the future for the NFC South team?

How do Derek Carr's Saints numbers stack up to his predecessors? He needed one more year to rank top-five all-time in passing yards and touchdowns.

Derek Carr's tenure as a New Orleans Saint was defined by the damage he took. He was an injury report mainstay in his first season, managing to start every week in 2023. He was less fortunate in 2024; his 10 games played were the fewest in a single season of his 11-year NFL career.

Dennis Allen was head coach of the Raiders when Oakland drafted Carr. Allen was also the head coach of the Saints when they signed Carr to a multi-year contract in 2023. He was (finally) fired by New Orleans seven games into last season. This offseason, Allen was hired to be the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears.