Veteran NFL draft analyst Todd McShay suggests Derek Carr may still be moved in 2025. But the salary cap math just doesn't check out.

While many assumed the New Orleans Saints restructuring Derek Carr's contract essentially guaranteed that Carr will remain New Orleans' starting quarterback for at least one more season, not everyone is convinced that is the case.

The New Orleans Saints are running it back with Derek Carr for at least another season so it's likely they will need to give him some extra weapons to work with. Despite entering the offseason with some massive salary-cap issues,

As the New Orleans Saints restructured the contract of Derek Carr to solidify their confidence in the quarterback this season, the goal now is to build around him for a productive upcoming year. While the Saints’ contract move with Carr creates more questions about the future,

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The Saints indicated at the NFL combine that they planned to stick with Carr as their quarterback, and now have backed up that decision by converting his contract. #Saints starting QB Derek Carr, after numerous talks with the team about his 2025 compensation,

When the New Orleans Saints restructured Derek Carr's contract, it signaled that he'd be their starting quarterback for the 2025 season. And yet, there are a lot of trade rumors swirling on social media this Friday.