Derek Carr announces retirement from NFL after 11 seasons

New Orleans Saints backmost Derek Carr announced his status connected Saturday.

The 2014 second-round prime had been dealing with a enarthrosis wounded that enactment his 2025 play successful uncertainty - helium missed 7 games past twelvemonth with a concussion and a fractured hand.

"Upon reflection of prayer, and successful treatment with Heather, I’ve decided to discontinue from the National Football League," Carr said successful a statement. 

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New Orleans Saints backmost Derek Carr (4) walks disconnected the tract aft tract aft an wounded during the 4th fourth astatine MetLife Stadium connected December 8, 2024.  (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

"For much than 11 years, we person been incredibly blessed, and we are everlastingly grateful and humbled by this experience. It’s hard to find the close words to explicit our acknowledgment to each the teammates, coaches, management, ownership, squad officials and particularly the fans who made this travel truthful special. Your unwavering enactment has meant the satellite to us."

The Saints announced that the wounded Carr suffered successful March a labral tear, and helium "also had important degenerative changes to his rotator cuff."

The Saints said that country would person enactment the play successful jeopardy, and determination would person been a decent accidental helium would not find his aged strength.

Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders throws a walk successful the 4th fourth against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium connected December 24, 2022 successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)

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Carr hangs up the cleats aft throwing for 41,245 yards, 257 touchdowns and 112 interceptions. He was named to the Pro Bowl 4 times, including each twelvemonth from 2015 to 2017.

Car finished successful 3rd spot successful the NFL MVP ballot successful 2016, but his play was chopped abbreviated owed to a breached ankle. The then-Oakland Raiders went 12-3 portion helium was nether halfway that season.

Because of that injury, Carr played successful conscionable 1 playoff crippled successful his full career, a 26-19 nonaccomplishment to the eventual Super Bowl champion Cincinnati Bengals successful the wild-card circular of the 2021 postseason.

FILE - New Orleans Saints backmost Derek Carr (4) looks to walk the shot during an NFL shot crippled against the New York Giants, Dec. 8, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

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Carr spent his archetypal 9 seasons with the Raiders earlier joining the Saints up of the 2024 play connected a four-year woody worthy $150 million, with $100 cardinal guaranteed. In 27 games with New Orleans, Carr completed 68.2% of his passes for 6,023 yards, 40 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

New Orleans selected Tyler Shough retired of Louisville with the 40th prime of the NFL Draft.

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