Saints’ Derek Carr Replaced by Jameis Winston After Brutal Body Slam vs. Packers

Derek Carr was in a lot of pain on the ground after the hit.

In a scary moment during Sunday’s Week 2 NFL matchup between the Saints and Packers, quarterback Derek Carr took a brutal hit which resulted in him being down and immediately receiving attention from trainers. With New Orleans up 17-0 in the third quarter, Carr was wrapped up by Green Bay’s Rashan Gary, flipped over and thrown down hard onto the field.

Carr immediately appeared to be in a ton of pain, and tried to get up at one point but stayed down on the field. Here’s a look at the play which Carr was injured on, followed by the scene after the Saints signal-caller went down.

Here is the play that Saints QB Derek Carr got injured on.

He’s in a lot of pain. Hope he’s okay. Jameis Winston is set to enter the game. pic.twitter.com/K8puipUbVx

— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) September 24, 2023

Saints QB Derek Carr was slow to get up after the previous play. pic.twitter.com/di3SHSGm12

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 24, 2023

Fortunately, as Fox showed on the broadcast, Carr was able to walk off the field under his own power.

Shortly after Carr left the field and went back to the locker room, he was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a shoulder injury, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Saints now have ruled out QB Derek Carr due to a shoulder injury.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 24, 2023

Prior to the injury, Carr had completed 13-of-18 passes for 103 yards and one touchdown while leading the Saints out to a big halftime lead.