Derek Carr won’t take a pay cut for 2025 but willing to restructure to help the cap

Just Win Maybe said
I brought up Raider fans because there is a pattern. I’ll leave it up to you to find it but it’s obvious.

Still irrelevant, but whatever.

Just Win Maybe said
Restructure is kicking a can down the road and usually the player gets a bigger payday at the back end of the deal. Derek loves his money and rightfully so but offering to restructure isn’t some heartfelt sacrifice…..it’s an investment.

You called it a raise. It's not. A restructure is moving money around. It's not an investment. It's mostly simply changing when the player is paid. It's not a pay cut or increase. Offering to restructure can give the team options. Also, the way contracts are written these days allows the team to restructure contracts on their own and don't really need the player's permission to do so.

Just Win Maybe said
Saints save a lot of money if Carr is cut before the new league year begins but yes, his replacement isn’t on the team yet but Carr is not carrying anybody to the big show anyway so why not rip the bandaid off and start over. Carr is the definition of QB purgatory

Sure, but I don't see the team cutting Carr. He was having a decent season. Just marred by his injuries and of course the team not winning as much as they could have had they been healthy.

I think the new coaching staff will have a lot of say in whether Carr is going to be part of their transition or not.