Saints could get to $14.61 million under the cap without restructuring Derek Carr, after Saints salary cap potentially increases by $5M

BBarnes said

I just do not see them letting Carr go this year unless some dumb team gives up draft picks and takes on his contract as is. Other than that, Carr will be the Saints' quarterback this coming season, and we will continue to clean up the cap and try to shape the roster with preparations for 2026 and 2027, the years we are really trying to make some noise.

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I think if a team shows interest in trading for Carr you go for it regardless of the return in picks. This is a salary dump like you see in baseball. As long as a team is willing to take on Carr’s contract who cares what else we get? A 6th or 7th rounder? A random ST player? Pfft. Take it and run.

I know people say this is unlikely but this is a weak QB class in the draft and the list of available QBs in free agency is kinda meh. There is a possibility a QB hungry team, who feels they can compete with the right guy, comes knocking. J-E-T-S