The Saints and Derek Carr made a “trade” before he retired.
The Saints and Derek Carr made a “trade” before he retired.
The injured Carr retired Saturday after agreeing to forfeit his $30 million fully guaranteed salary in 2025 in exchange for keeping the $10 million roster bonus he was paid in March, according to NFL Network and Pro Football Talk.
The Saints also will not try to recoup any pro-rated amount of the $28.5 million signing bonus that Carr received when he inked a four-year, $150 million free-agent contract in 2023.
Carr could have pocketed the $30 million if he had undergone shoulder surgery to repair a labral tear and damage to his rotator cuff.
