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Former Saints QB Derek Carr's retirement from NFL is now official

By Jeff NowakJun 03, 2025

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It was always just a matter of time, but it's now official: Derek Carr is retired from the National Football League.

The move became official on Tuesday when the former Saints QB was moved to the reserve/retired list on the league's official transaction wire. Ryan Ramczyk's retirement was not officially processed as of yet.

Carr's surprising decision to call it a career came last month after a confusing offseason that included minimal in-person contact with the team and a surprise injury that was ultimately determined to be a torn labrum. The team said Carr attempted to rehab the injury but opted against surgery, which was not guaranteed to correct the issue.

The delay in processing the official move was wholly cap related. By waiting to process Carr's retirement until after June 1, the team retains the flexibility to spread out his significant dead cap hit over the next two seasons (approximately $59 million). The Saints are expected to be credited back the $30 million that would've been guaranteed due to a contract restructure earlier this offseason, but Carr will keep the $10 million roster bonus issued in March.

There will certainly be no love lost between Carr and a large swath of the fanbase, with the QB serving as a highly polarizing figure throughout his short Saints tenure. He does retire with a winning overall record (14-13), but saw his 2025 season limited to just 10 games. The Saints went 0-7 in the games Carr missed.

Carr released a statement via the team announcing his retirement, but has not spoken publicly this offseason outside of a church sermon in Las Vegas where he addressed "lies" that had been spread about his injury situation and detailed a trying offseason for his family.

The Saints will go ahead with a new chapter at quarterback under head coach Kellen Moore. The team drafted Tyler Shough out of Louisville at No. 40 overall and he is expected to compete with a pair of returning draft picks in Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener, though the latter is currently dealing with an oblique injury and won't practice again until training camp. The team kicked off its third set of optional OTAs this week, which will be followed by a mandatory minicamp later this month.

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