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Saints quarterback Derek Carr is considered week-to-week after injuring his non-throwing hand and sustaining a concussion, interim coach Darren Rizzi said.

The New Orleans Saints defeated the New York Giants on Sunday, 14-11. The win came at a price as quarterback Derek Carr was injured late in the game while trying to convert a first down. Carr suffered a concussion and a significant fracture to his non-throwing hand.

As of Monday, the Saints did not plan on putting their veteran quarterback on IR. The combination of being in concussion protocol and the hand injury could knock Carr out for several weeks, though.

Behind Carr on the depth chart are rookie Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener. Interim coach Darren Rizzi was not going to name a...

We’ve learned some more details on Derek Carr’s new injury. The New Orleans Saints starting quarterback fractured a bone in his non-throwing hand leaping for a first down late in Sunday’s win against the New York Giants, and while it won’t land him on injured reserve, he’s going to be a week-to-week decision, according to interim head coach Darren Rizzi.

But there are longer concerns at play here. If Carr can’t pass a physical by March 17, an additional $30 million becomes guaranteed on his contract.

That’s already the case anyway, as far as Carr’s performance and the salary cap are...

Early indications on Derek Carr’s new hand injury had the New Orleans Saints quarterback likely going on injured reserve, effectively ending his season. But according to interim head coach Darren Rizzi, that isn’t the direction the team is leaning, at least not right now.

“I’ve already seen some reports out there, a little bit false,” Rizzi told reporters Monday afternoon. “Right now like I said yesterday, Derek’s dealing with a non-throwing hand injury. As it stands at this moment I don’t believe it’s going to be an I.R. situation, I think it’s going to be a week to week situation. We’re...

The New Orleans Saints have a big decision to make. Starting quarterback Derek Carr went down with a broken hand in Sunday’s win over the New York Giants, and if he can’t play next week against the Washington Commanders, one of his backups will step in.

The question is whether it would be Spencer Rattler or Jake Haener. Interim head coach Darren Rizzi told reporters Monday afternoon it’ll be decision he makes with input from the offensive coaching staff, but that Rattler won’t be starting just because that’s who got the nod last time.

“I think this is new ground, if you will, so we’re...

Derek Carr suffered a fractured left hand in Sunday’s win over the New York Giants, but interim coach Darren Rizzi refuted a report that the injury was season ending.

Carr is dealing with a non-throwing hand injury that does not appear to require surgery and is also in the NFL's concussion protocol after leaving Sunday's game against the Giants.

There’s no love lost between Jay Gruden and the New York Giants — he coached against them with Washington from 2014 to 2019, going 4-7. The second-to-last game he coached was a 24-3 loss to Big Blue. But the former NFL head coach put the Giants’ close loss to the New Orleans Saints under a microscope when studying this week’s games, and he says the Saints may have gotten away with a penalty on their game-winning blocked field goal.

Gruden highlighted two Saints defensive linemen on the field goal try, Payton Turner and Nathan Shepherd, who pulled and pushed down the left guard and center...

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NEW ORLEANS — For the second time this season, the New Orleans Saints will be without their starting quarterback, Derek Carr, for multiple weeks.

NFL insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report that Carr suffered a significant fracture in his non-throwing hand Sunday. Carr finished 20 of 31 for 219 yards with one touchdown pass in the Saints' win against the Giants.

"Based on where we are in the season, this is potentially season-ending," Rapoport said on social media.

With Carr out, either Jake Haener or Spencer Rattler will step in as the starter. Rattler started all three games...

This was expected, but that doesn’t make it easier to stomach. NFL Network’s Ina Rapoport reports that testing revealed Derek Carr suffered a “significant fracture” to his non-throwing hand. Rapoport added that while Carr is expected to miss multiple weeks recovering from this injury, the timing means it’s “almost certainly” going to end his season. There just aren’t enough weeks left for him to safely return in time, barring a late playoff run.

And that might be Carr’s saving grace. The Saints only trail the first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 2.5 wins, with a rematch waiting in Week 18...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr suffered a potentially season-ending injury when he left the game late during Sunday's 14-11 win over the New York Giants, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Monday.

Last week, the New Orleans Saints worked out DB Tyrell Ford, but no signing was announced. The team continued their search for defensive back help, and today, it was announced that New Orleans has signed Tra Fluellen, per TRI Sport Agency.

Coming out of Middle Tennessee State, Tra Fluellen was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the UFL draft. He plays primarily as a safety but can be a real contributor on special teams. If the Saints play Fluellen on defense, they will be adding a safety with an eye for the ball, as shown by his 8 interceptions in college. He is also a great tackler...

The New Orleans Saints front office has remained primarily the same for some time now, and Mickey Loomis remains atop the organizational chart as general manager. However, Khai Harley has made his name known among Saints fans for a while now and was even requested for an external general manager interview with the Carolina Panthers this past offseason.

While they opted to go in another direction, it will likely become harder each year to retain Harley as his work with the salary cap is unparalleled. Harley’s ability to work around the cap has been one of the key reasons the Saints have...