Derek Carr will signal with the New Orleans Saints after additionally being pursued by way of the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, in step with ESPN. Carr seemed to ascertain the scoop on Monday morning by way of posting a video of Saints star Tyrann Mathieu to social media.
The 31-year-old had met workforce from the Jets, Panthers and Saints since his unlock from the Las Vegas Raiders ultimate month. All 3 groups have want at quarterback and had been desirous about Carr, who used to be a cast if unspectacular chief for the Raiders since they drafted him in 2014. The Saints have failed to achieve the playoffs since Drew Brees, a long term Hall of Fame quarterback, retired on the finish of the 2020 season. According to NFL Network’s Ian RapoportCarr’s contract is for 4 years.
Carr has hyperlinks with the Saints. The crew’s head trainer, Dennis Allen, drafted him in 2014 when he used to be answerable for the Raiders.
,[Allen] and I’ve an ideal dating nonetheless to this present day,” Carr said in October before a game between the Saints’ 24-0 victory over the Raiders. “And I nonetheless communicate to him and such things as that – clearly now not this week and all the ones issues – however we have all the time stored involved, we have all the time been shut.”
Carr set most significant quarterback records for the Raiders, including career passing yards, touchdown passes and passer rating. However, he appeared in just one playoff game for the team and before he left Las Vegas he said the “fireplace burning inside me to win a championship nonetheless rages”. In his final season with the Raiders, he had career lows in passer rating and completion percentage. However, he has a good chance of making the playoffs next season in a weak NFC South: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without Tom Brady, who retired in February, while the Atlanta Falcons and Panthers have quarterback issues of their own.
New Orleans has experimented with Andy Dalton, Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill at quarterback. However, Dalton is soon to be a free agent and Hill is a hybrid player, who often plays a part in the receiving and rushing games. Winston, who has been plagued by injury during his Saints career, has one more year on his contract but Carr’s arrival may lead to his release.
The Jets and Panthers will continue their search for a quarterback. The Panthers have the ninth pick in this year’s draft and may find a solution there. The Jets, who have lost faith in Zach Wilson, have been linked with Jimmy Garoppolo and Aaron Rodgers, whose future with the Green Bay Packers remains unclear.