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The legacy of Derek Carr with the Las Vegas Raiders is one of statistical dominance, franchise loyalty, and a bittersweet conclusion due to injury and early retirement.

With Derek Carr walking away and Tyler Shough stepping in, the Saints face a grim 2025 outlook as questionable draft decisions and a shaky QB room threaten to derail the franchise.

Not Derek Carr. Yet Carr does have a legacy ... He played in 15 or more games, ESPN says, in each of his first 10 NFL seasons. Carr was genuinely a highly courageous player, especially with the Raiders. Carr was far from perfect, of course.

Derek Carr may have stepped away from the NFL, but that doesn’t mean he’s stepping away from football. Hours after announcing his retirement, the longtime quarterback found himself right back in the mix;