This means that those who wrote the article didn't bother themselves with talking directly to Underhill to get any insight he may have. They just quoting what he said to create a story they want to create to get attention and make money.
They are just repeating. They are not reporting.
Did they say they were told this by someone with the Saints or someone with Carr?
Let's get the sequence of events in proper chronological order. Carr's public comment about not taking a pay cut came right after the season ended which makes it highly likely that Carr made the comment before any contract discussions took place.
This is just a reshuffle and repeat of the same story that's over a month old now and it's still as unsubstantiated now as it was then. If this "smoke" had "fire" then someone would have found the "fire" by now. The fact that every story on this is just a rehashing of the same exact speculations makes it obvious to me that there is no actual "smoke" or "fire" to be found.
It's easier to tell people what they want to hear than it is to make the effort to try to get answers from the Saints and Carr.