New Orleans Saints Plan To Roll With Derek Carr As Their Starting QB In 2025



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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr hands off to running back Alvin Kamara against the Los Angeles Rams. Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Carr expected to be Saints starter in 2025.

By John Hendrix - Athlon Sports

The New Orleans Saints have many decisions to make in the next couple of weeks, but one appears to have been made already.

Derek Carr is expected to be the team's quarterback in 2025, Athlon Sports has learned while at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week. This has also been reported by NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill.

The Saints will need to maneuver around the salary cap to get in compliance, and the clock is ticking with two weeks to go until the new league year on Feb. 12. Restructures are expected, and Carr's contract is one that could certainly help free up some space.

Carr has $40 million in guarantees that will hit by the third day of the new league year, with a $30 million base salary and $10 million roster bonus. He said at the end of the year during final locker room access that he wouldn't be open to a pay cut, but would restructure to help the team. That was already built into his contract, and now the question is how New Orleans will do it. ...

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