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Derek Carr Injury Update: Saints QB Feared to Have Fracture In Non-Throwing Hand

We'll know more about Derek Carr's status on Monday, but it doesn't sound too good for the Saints quarterback.

John Hendrix

Dec 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) runs with the ball against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Dec 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) runs with the ball against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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EAST RUTHERFORD -- The fear for Saints quarterback Derek Carr is a fracture in his left hand (non-throwing), according to multiple reports. Saints News Network has also been told the same via a league source. NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill noted that Carr left with a cast on the hand.

Carr left the game in the fourth quarter after running a Taysom Hill style of run play to the right and picked up a decent amount of yards, but then jumped up in the air and dove for extra yards and landed awkwardly out of bounds near the Saints sideline. Trainers and multiple people were obviously concerned.

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Carr went into the medical tent for a few minutes and then exited with a convoy going to the Saints locker room. He was also evaluated for a concussion and there will be further imaging and X-rays done. We'll know more on it Monday, but it appears New Orleans will turn to Jake Haener or Spencer Rattler for next Sunday's game against the Commanders.

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John Hendrix
JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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