Report: Derek Carr agrees to four-year deal with New Orleans Saints
Derek Carr is going from Las Vegas to NOLA.
The former Raiders quarterback reportedly agreed to sign with the New Orleans Saints on Monday. He soon tweeted Who dat with a video of a ruckus crowd at Caesars Superdome.
NFL Networks Ian Rapoport reported it is a four-year deal, but the money attached has not been reported yet.
Carr spent his first nine NFL seasons with the Raiders, throwing 217 touchdown passes and going 63-79 in 142 starts. He made his last appearance on Christmas Eve in a Week 16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers before being away from the team for the final two games.
Carr went on to post a goodbye message to Raiders fans shortly after the season ended. He had a no-trade clause in his contract, leading the team to release him on Feb. 14. While Carr met with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers at the 2023 NFL combine, he ultimately decided to join the Saints.
The move to New Orleans reunites Carr with his first NFL head coach, Dennis Allen, who coached the Raiders to begin Carrs rookie season and took over the head coaching job in New Orleans last season.
The Saints are coming off a 7-10 season in which Andy Dalton, Jameis Winston reported to be a likely With Derek Carr headed to New Orleans, Jameis Winston now becomes a likely salary-cap casualty. New Orleans could move on and save $4.4M against the salary cap, but it would take on $11.2M in dead money. A post-June 1 cut would save $12.8M, but no savings until then. pic.twitter.com/0BuVmN8LYY
Las Vegas also has a top-10 pick (No. 7) in the draft, and the split with Carr indicates that pick could be used on a rookie QB.
