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Report: League views Carr injury as ‘trade bait’
By Ross Jackson - LouisianaSports.net
Some are suggesting that the NFL may not be taking New Orleans Saints’ quarterback Derek Carr’s recent injury news at face value.
In a recent episode of the Scoop City podcast, co-hosts NFL Insider Dianna Russini and former Saints quarterback Chase Daniel discussed the latest around Carr’s shocking injury news from late last week.
Along with sharing that the recent report of a shoulder injury threatening Carr’s 2025 availability came from Carr’s camp, she also notes that the league is seeing this developing story in a different light.
“I had a lot of text messages and conversations about the Derek Carr situation,” she said. “And it was very hard for me to find someone in football who said, ‘Oh, Derek’s definitely dealing with a serious shoulder injury.’ It was, ‘How long (have) you been doing this? You know what this is about, right?’ Trade bait, right? End of the day, that’s what this is about.”
This does align with the report earlier in the offseason that Carr and his camp were willing to explore other market options before his contract was eventually restructured. Previously, the assumption was that the contract being restructured would tie the quarterback and the Saints together for the 2025 season. However, this recent news is raising doubts about Carr’s future in New Orleans. ...
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