NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Saints quarterback Derek Carr is retiring from the NFL, the team announced Saturday (May 10).
“Upon consultation with his wife, Heather, Derek has decided it is in the best interests of both his family and the Saints organization to retire from the National Football League,” the Saints said in a post on X.
Carr, 34, is calling it a career after 11 seasons with the Raiders and Saints. He played 27 games in two seasons with New Orleans, but his availability for the upcoming season had been shrouded in mystery because of a shoulder injury that neither he nor the team detailed until Saturday.
Derek Carr has announced his retirement.
In late March, while ramping up his preparation for the 2025 season, Derek experienced pain in his right shoulder. It was his first time throwing a football at significant volume since recovering from both a concussion and left hand… pic.twitter.com/SrcJEzDDnU
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) May 10, 2025
“In late March, while ramping up his preparation for the 2025 season, Derek experienced pain in his right shoulder. It was his first time throwing a football at significant volume since recovering from both a concussion and left hand injury sustained during play on Dec. 8, 2024,” the team wrote in its statement.
“Derek immediately contacted the Saints medical team. Eventually, medical scans determined objectively that Derek sustained a labral tear and also had significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff.
“Since that time, Derek, his representation, the Saints medical team and outside medical experts have worked together to determine the best path forward. Surgery was an option, jeopardizing the entire 2025 season, yet there was no guarantee Derek would return to the level of strength, function and performance of play to which he was accustomed.”
NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported the news Saturday in a post on X.
#Saints QB Derek Carr, dealing with a shoulder injury that requires surgery that would knock him out for the 2025 season, is retiring, per The Insiders.
While Carr tried an injection and rehab, it wouldn’t allow him to be 100% until another procedure. Both sides move on. pic.twitter.com/sHbCq9nqVw
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 10, 2025
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