The New Orleans Saints have a tough decision to make this offseason regarding Derek Carr's contract. He was injured this year and has not played very well. However, his contract is largely unmovable and carries so much dead cap if he were to be released.

Here's where things stand for the New Orleans Saints quarterback and running back ahead of Sunday's season finale in Tampa.

Derek Carr has been dealing with a left hand injury since the Saints’ Week 14 game against the New York Giants. It is not the first time he has missed games this season, literally adding insult to injury with New Orleans’ struggles. The Saints will now face his former team, the Las Vegas Raiders, in Week 17.

On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will close out what has been a disastrous 2024-25 season with a road game vs their NFC South divisional rival Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints don’t have a ton to play for in this game,

The Las Vegas Raiders cut Derek Carr two years ago. They haven't been better off. Avoiding the same mistake will be the Saints' aim as they decide whether to keep Carr for 2025.

Saints QB Derek Carr has been dealing with a hand injury and was trying to return to face his former team. Here are the latest updates.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Derek Carr has missed the last three games with a hand injury. With one game left in the season, playoff chances are done with, the easy move is to shut it down. But Carr is still trying to return this year.

If Carr isn’t able to prove he is ready to return, then it will be rookie Spencer Rattler who will get his fifth start of the season. Though the Saints have no won with Rattler at QB, including Monday becoming the only team in the NFL to be shut out.

Saints released the final injury report ahead of Week 17 matchup against the Raiders, with a Derek Carr and Alvin Kamara addition.