Saints head coach Kellen Moore introductory press conference, media updates, February 13, 2025

Rexman100 said

Next time I’ll say a gazillion. The fans want him gone yesterday. And doing so would cost us 28 mil in dead money. So 28 mill wasted, and no Carr for 25. How am I a liar?

If the New Orleans Saints were to cut Derek Carr, they would incur a significant amount of "dead money" on their salary cap, with estimates placing it around $11.4 million if designated as a post-June 1 cut, meaning the majority of the cap hit would be pushed into the 2026 season; however, the total "dead money" could reach upwards of $28 million depending on the timing of the cut and contract details.

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You said "And its this, Mickey: "we paid 30 freaking MILLION DOLLARS for this QB to play in 2025.....".

That isn't true. They haven't paid him his 2025 salary and they can cut him before that money is paid. That money would not exist at all if he was cut. And nothing is wasted. The dead cap is from the money we already paid him for 2023 and 2024. That's what kicking the can does, makes you pay later for what you get now.

And none of the numbers you just posted now are right either. If he is a June 1 cut his cap hit would be his $10m roster bonus from last year and the 2025 portion of his prorated bonus which is $11,458,000, for a total dead cap of $21.458m this year. The remaining years of prorated bonus would be dead money in 2026 for a total of $28,674,000. Both of those are WAY less than the cost to restructure him because you aren't kicking his $30 million salary into 2026 when you would them have $60+ to keep him or cut him.