As four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers stays within the free company pool, one other potential possibility could have opened up for him within the NFL.
The New Orleans Saints could possibly be determined for a veteran possibility on the place after information that Derek Carr’s 2025 season could possibly be in jeopardy attributable to a shoulder harm.
NFL Community reviews that surgical procedure could possibly be an possibility for Carr, which “threatens his availability for this season.”
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks at a information convention after an NFL soccer sport towards the Los Angeles Rams in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Picture/Seth Wenig)
Damage was a theme in Carr’s second yr in New Orleans final season, as he missed seven video games final yr attributable to a concussion and fractured hand.
Now, together with his season in jeopardy, maybe the Saints might faucet into Rodgers to see if the Massive Simple is someplace he’d wish to star subsequent yr.
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“Anticipate to see a report, sooner [rather] than later, that the Saints have reached out,” Professional Soccer Discuss’s Mike Florio stated on Friday. “Whether or not it goes anyplace stays to be seen. Nonetheless, New Orleans turns into another choice for Rodgers.”
The New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers had been the opposite two frontrunners for Rodgers, however the former is out of that operating after signing Russell Wilson, the Steelers’ beginning quarterback, final season, in addition to Jameis Winston this free company interval.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr reacts after their loss towards the Carolina Panthers in an NFL soccer sport on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Picture/Jacob Kupferman)
It was anticipated, then, that Rodgers can be heading to the Metal Metropolis, however he hasn’t made his intentions recognized simply but. The Minnesota Vikings proceed to stay an possibility, however the group is adamant that J.J. McCarthy, their first-round choose final season who needed to miss the entire yr attributable to harm, is their starter heading into camp.
As for the Saints, Carr’s absence for the season would go away the quarterback place as much as Spencer Rattler or Jake Haener, because the depth chart reads. Rattler crammed in for Carr throughout his accidents final yr, and it didn’t work out for the 2024 fifth-round choose, as he went 0-6 in his six begins.
Whereas Rodgers could also be an possibility, the ninth general choose belongs to the Saints this yr, and they are going to be an attention-grabbing group to observe. Might they transfer up above different quarterback-needy groups to nab their potential quarterback of the long run?
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers solutions questions from reporters after an NFL soccer sport towards the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Picture/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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It’s price noting that Carr has only one yr left on his cope with the Saints earlier than changing into a free agent in 2027.
Rodgers, 41, is coming off a failed tenure with the New York Jets, going 6-12 in his 18 begins with the group.
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