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.

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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.

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 ...

"We feel fortunate to have Derek here, the experience he has ... that could make life easier for them. Although Carr has a $51.48 million cap hit, the Saints can pick up nearly $31 million ...

Regardless of New Orleans' enthusiasm, Carr's $51.4 million cap hit for 2025 poses a significant hurdle that the team will have to address in order to maneuver properly in free agency. Terrell ...

Here are the Saints players who are set to be free agents in 2025, per Spotrac: ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers have hit the final day to get a done deal with Justin Fields before things get very complicated. And ...

The Saints’ on-brand restructure of Derek Carr‘s contract last year leaves ... a Saints-Carr split would bring a noticeable dead-cap hit for a team that wages cap-compliance odysseys annually.

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 ...

"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 ...

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.