Underhill thinks Carr will be Saints starter [mod edit: Moore-Carr meeting went well; Saints plan is to keep Carr in 2025 & figure out contract]

St. Widge said

I'm talking about the fact that Nick said they still needed to work out some financial details. That could mean a pay cut for Carr. Why are you so committed to Carr not taking a pay cut?

People say sheet all the time that they go back on. In negotiations people always say I won't take a penny less that X and then in a few days they take many pennies lower than X. Nobody even asked him about a pay cut. He volunteered the information. That sounds a lot like a negotiation strategy to limit the amount of pay cut you will accept if you hear the right things.

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I seriously doubt Carr will take a pay cut regardless of the financial details they're going to work out. He has no motive to do so if he knows the team won't cut him. Carr's agent did nasty things to Loomis in the original contract negotiations and knew this is what it would come to in the 3rd year. They are practically daring the team to cut him or pay him $40m this year and at this point it looks like Carr is getting his $40m. I'll bet all agents study that contract to make sure their guy is going to have a massive dead cap hit when the most expensive years come because they know the team will just pay their player and kick the can.