Veteran NFL draft analyst Todd McShay suggests Derek Carr may still be moved in 2025. But the salary cap math just doesn't check out.

The New Orleans Saints restructured Derek Carr's contract to save salary cap space. He's the starter for 2025, but don't rule ...

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But Carr's desire to keep the entire $40 million owed to him this year was well within his right. And frankly, why would he ...

Restructuring Derek Carr's contract almost got the New Orleans Saints to salary cap compliance by itself. Here's where they stand before free agency.

The Saints have worked out the contract situation with Derek Carr, reaffirming that he's their starter in 2025.

Pardon stating the obvious, but doing so feels necessary after the New Orleans Saints opted to simply restructure Derek ... Carr would have left New Orleans with a $50 million dead cap hit.

which could drop his cap hit down to just over $20 million, but there is no pay cut, according to ESPN's Katherine Terrell. "The Saints are restructuring Derek Carr's contract to open up $30.9 ...

"Derek Carr may not be cemented ... 1 designation would cut up that $59,670,000 in dead money. The $19,207,000 hit we mentioned earlier is paid on the 2026 cap and the remaining $40,463,000 ...

Though it hasn't been officially confirmed what the exact restructure looks like, it is expected that the Saints "plan to convert Carr's $30 million base salary and $10 million guaranteed roster bonus ...

The New Orleans Saints have a new head coach in Kellen Moore, whom they hope will revamp the offense and make them a contender in the NFC South once again.