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RockRaven

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3. Some talking bobble-heads speculated his injury was bogus or not a big deal,

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Sat May 10, 2025, 12:29 PM

May 10

that he was messing with the Saints for this or that reason.

Well, he's forgoing $30M by retiring (instead of having the surgery and then sitting in IR for most or all of the year), so maybe that isn't exactly what was going on.

And related useless trivia: this retirement means only one QB from that draft class is still on an NFL roster... Jimmy G.

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Saints QB Derek Carr forced to retire due to shoulder injury [View all] True Dough May 10 OP

New Orleans will surely be in the market for another QB True Dough May 10 #1

Further to Carr's accomplishments True Dough May 10 #2

Some talking bobble-heads speculated his injury was bogus or not a big deal, RockRaven May 10 #3

And I wouldn't bet True Dough May 10 #4