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Breaking: Saints Quarterback Expected To Miss Multiple Games With Oblique Injury

The Saints look like they're going to lose their starting quarterback for multiple games.

John Hendrix

Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
Oct 7, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images / Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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Saints quarterback Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with the oblique injury he suffered in Monday night's loss to the Chiefs, according to NFL Network's Mike Garofolo and Ian Rapoport. Saints News Network has heard similar information that Carr will miss time.

Carr suffered the injury late in the final quarter on a failed 4th Down play and was in pain afterwards. The initial belief was that it was that it was from a hit, but Carr said that it happened prior to that when he went to torque back for the pass and then got evaluated in the medical tent. Ultimately, it was determined that he could not continue because he 'couldn't do what he needed to do in the simplest form'.

Garofolo added that Spencer Rattler is a strong candidate to start in his absence, but Jake Haener would likely be the guy based on what we know. We'll see how this plays out, but the hits just keep coming for New Orleans.

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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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