NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints are signing quarterback Derek Carr to a 4-year deal.
The deal is $150M with $100M in total guarantees, $70M is fully guaranteed Carr received a no-trade clause from the Saints as part of his new contract.
Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis said, “We are excited to welcome Derek Carr to the New Orleans Saints. Derek’s experience, leadership, and skill set will be an asset to our offense.”
Here is what some of the national pundits had to say about the Saints:
- Saints addition of Derek Carr means NFC South will become the 1st division to replace every QB since 1973 - Yahoo Sports - Jack Baer
- Derek Carr might not be the upgrade the Saints think they're paying for - The Ringer - Steven Ruiz
- Derek Carr joining Saints: Winners and losers as four-time Pro Bowl QB lands in New Orleans - CBS Sports - Cody Benjamin
- Things were heating up with the Jets, Derek Carr felt more comfortable joining the Saints - Pro Football Talk - Mike Florio
- What are the Saints' top offseason priorities now that they have their starting quarterback - NOLA.com - Luke Johnson
- Carr puts Saints ahead of NFC South pack. But how far can he take them? - NOLA.com - Rod Walker
- Carr finds new home - Las Vegas Review Journal - Vincent Bonsignore
- Derek Carr is headed to Saints, where issues will look familiar to ex-Raiders QB - Enterprise Record - Jerry McDonald
- Derek Carr contract details - The Sporting News - Dan Tracey
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