Justin Fields traded to the Steelers for a conditional 6th round pick

SAINTSFAN said

Did you read or just pump up your thoughts? I never said Carr was not the clear starter. What I SAID was it appears he is treating him with kid gloves by ensuring he is not threatened by anyone that could even possibly threaten him. I honestly think he does not want Carr to be subjected to fans and media calling for the backup if he should falter in the new offense.

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My reply was specifically about the idea that we are “treating him with kid gloves.” He earned the starting job after last year. It is not unusual or babying him to not waste resources to have an open competition with some busted former first rounder. We are treating him like a normal starting QB.

$3.23M may not sound like much, but it could be the difference between having to do another bad restructure or standing pat with the cap for next season given we still have other guys to sign and a rookie class coming.