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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr was not in his top form Monday night against the Carolina Panthers but they came out on top anyway, 20-17, thanks in large part to their defense that kept Bryce Young and company in check. Derek Carr, however, still rued his underwhelming performance, while giving props to New Orleans’ […]

The 2023 NFL season is still young. Only two weeks have elapsed, so it’s not surprising to see many teams unscathed. However, the New Orleans Saints’ 20-17 victory over Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers on the road Monday night completed a historic feat for the National Football Conference, as that means there remain seven […]

The New Orleans Saints didn’t exactly enter the 2023 NFL season to much fanfare; they finished last year with a 7-10 record, and they didn’t exactly bolster the lineup with groundbreaking additions, save for, perhaps, the signing of quarterback Derek Carr. But here the Saints are on cloud nine after their rock-solid 20-17 win over […]

The New Orleans Saints came into Monday Night Football with a 1-0 record after a narrow one-point win in Week 1. The Saints’ quarterback Derek Carr had designs on showing off his skills in a highly anticipated matchup against rookie sensation Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers. A former Saints first rounder was dealt a […]

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers will kick off a Monday Night Football doubleheader to conclude Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season. The NFC South rivals will renew their bad blood as the Saints look to go 2-0 and the Panthers try to avoid an 0-2 start. With the Saints still adjusting to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road Sunday in a game that could decide playoff positioning in the AFC when it’s all said and done. It’s just game number two for Andy Reid’s team, and the first since a tough home loss to the Detroit Lions on opening night. […]

Changing teams in the NFL is not a smooth task for many quarterbacks. Learning a new system while trying to gain chemistry with new teammates can make the transition less than easy. However, if a team has brought you in to become the new starting quarterback, the expectation is excellence. In 2023, five veteran quarterbacks […]

Early in his Week 1 matchup against the Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints star Michael Thomas is showing flashes of his old self. The former 2019 NFL Offensive Player of the Year came out hot, catching two passes from Derek Carr for 37 yards early in the first quarter. One of those catches was a […]

The New Orleans Saints are a dark horse contender for a deep playoff run with Derek Carr in town and a skill position group that oozes talent. Carr and the Saints have a superstar running back in Alvin Kamara set to return from suspension along with rising star Chris Olave and established star Michael Thomas […]

The New Orleans Saints have locked up one of their starting offensive lineman to a long-term contract ahead of the 2023 season opener. The Saints and right guard Cesar Ruiz have agreed to a four-year, $44 million contract extension, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Ruiz’s contract can be worth up to $46 million and […]

The New Orleans Saints open their 2023 season with a matchup against the Tennessee Titans. Ahead of the Saints-Titans game, we’ll be making our Saints Week 1 predictions. New Orleans embraces a new era as Derek Carr takes over at quarterback. The Saints signed Carr to a four-year $150 million deal in the offseason. New […]

Derek Carr is getting ready for his New Orleans Saints debut in Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans. The long-time Las Vegas Raiders quarterback is in a new home for the first time in his career, and the Saints are getting some sneaky buzz about becoming a playoff team with their new signal-caller. Is that […]

The New Orleans Saints may not be generating much buzz as a legitimate playoff contender after a disappointing 7-10 season in 2022, but a big change at quarterback with Derek Carr, two alpha receivers in Michael Thomas and Chris Olave, and a soft early schedule for a promising defensive unit could have the Saints marching […]

Sam Hartman transferred to Notre Dame football from Wake Forest football during the off season and made his debut for the Fighting Irish on Saturday against Navy football. It didn’t take very long for Hartman to start gelling with his new offense. Before the game ended, Hartman was 19-23 for 251 yards and four touchdowns. […]

The New Orleans Saints will play their preseason finale on Sunday against the Houston Texans. The game will be important for players trying to make the roster and impress the coaching staff. Many stars and veterans, however, will not be playing. This begs the question of is Derek Carr playing in the Saints’ preseason finale […]

Once upon a time, the Las Vegas Raiders were the Oakland Raiders, and they had a stud young quarterback named Derek Carr and a franchise pass rusher in Khalil Mack. Both players are now on different teams and have left the Raiders in the past, although Carr still finds time to reminisce on what could […]

Derek Carr is currently preparing to begin a new chapter of his career with the New Orleans Saints. Despite an ugly ending to his time with the Las Vegas Raiders, however, Carr recently made an eye-opening admission about watching his former team’s games. “When we played the Chiefs this past Sunday, I got home, my […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr’s opening preseason drive drew a one-emoji response from his brother, David. 😏 — David Carr (@DCarr8) August 13, 2023 Derek Carr finished the Saints’ opening drive in their preseason matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs with six completions on eight pass attempts, according to a Sunday tweet from The33rdTeam […]

A full weekend of NFL preseason action gets going on Thursday night and the New Orleans Saints get things going on Sunday at home against the defending champs, the Kansas City Chiefs. With the regular season under a month away, everybody is putting the final touches on their preparations for the year, and making last […]

The New Orleans Saints training camp is underway, and the team starts its 2023 NFL preseason on Sunday, August 13, against the defending champions Kansas City Chiefs. As players fight and claw for Saints roster spots and starting positions, some players are rising to the top while others are struggling. Here are the three key […]

NFL training camps are in full swing across the country as the first full slate of preseason games begin in just a few days. The regular season is quickly approaching as well as the first game of the 2023 season is exactly one month away. The important thing for every team is to get ready […]

The New Orleans Saints are preparing for their first season with Derek Carr as the starting quarterback. With their preseason opener coming up against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Saints do plan on giving their starters a look, reports Nola.com’s Luke Johnson. “It’s a new season, a new group, and I want to see our […]

The New Orleans Saints have been dealing with an injury bug early on in training camp on their offensive line, and things didn’t get any better on Monday afternoon at their latest practice. After losing Trai Turner to a season-ending pectoral injury just days after signing him, Andrus Peat left practice early on Monday with […]

In the realm of fantasy football, one name stands out as an intriguing and compelling choice for the 2023 season: Derek Carr. The veteran quarterback, after a nine-year stint with the Las Vegas Raiders, made waves in March when he inked a blockbuster deal with the New Orleans Saints. Take note that this is a […]

In 2023, Las Vegas Raiders training camp is starting without quarterback Derek Carr and tight end Darren Waller for the first time since 2014 and 2015, respectively. And while some Raiders fans may be missing them, All-Pro Raiders punter AJ Cole doesn’t sound like one of those people. As the Raiders training camp kickoff in […]

The New Orleans Saints have released a veteran whom they had hoped would help protect Derek Carr in the 2023 NFL season. The Saints cut center Billy Price with a non-football injury designation. The news comes on the heels of Derek Carr arriving at his first training camp with the Saints. Price’s time with the […]

Derek Carr is taking the reigns of the New Orleans Saints after being basically ran out of town by the Las Vegas Raiders. He seems to be fitting in very well with his new squad and impressing his new teammates. Saints tight end Juwan Johnson discussed Carr on SiriusXM NFL Radio. He said that his […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr didn’t hold back when talking about his rather unceremonious exit from the Las Vegas Raiders. Carr, who signed with the Saints this offseason after the Raiders released him in February, admitted that the team’s decision to bench him for the last two games of the 2022 season didn’t particularly […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been leading the offense in the Bayou for just a few months. Still, it sounds like he has already had a huge impact on second-year wide receiver Chris Olave, reports NBC Sports’ Chris Florio. “He’s [Derek Carr] a great leader on and off the field — that’s what […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has already formed some close relationships with his new teammates. Saints defensive end Cam Jordan said last week that he wants to help take Carr “back to Vegas” where he played his last three seasons and where the Super Bowl will be held in February. Carr reacted to Jordan’s […]

Former Las Vegas Raiders and current New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr was clearly hurt by the way his tenure with the Silver and Black ended. Carr, who was benched late in the 2022 season and then released this offseason, revealed just how hurt in a recent interview with The Fresno Bee. Carr was asked […]

Derek Carr left the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason in a somewhat messy breakup, as they benched him after nine years with the team. Carr admitted last week that it wasn’t his best performance at the end of his time there, and was upset to have let the fans down. He still left the Raiders […]

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan isn’t putting a limit on the team’s potential with quarterback Derek Carr now in the fold. Jordan is setting his expectations high, hoping to lead the Saints to Super Bowl LVIII in the 2023 NFL season. Cameron Jordan doesn’t simply think that Carr was the missing piece that […]

There is overwhelming pressure on the New Orleans Saints to start the very lucrative Derek Carr era on the right foot. A typically weak NFC South should give them a fairly favorable path to success in theory, but the organization is still working hard to shore up their offense. That was clear Thursday, as the […]

After nine seasons, Derek Carr saw his tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders come to an end. As he prepares to begin his career with the New Orleans Saints, Carr looked back on his time with the Raiders and what went wrong. Carr left Las Vegas as the franchise leader in passing yards (35,222) and […]

The New Orleans Saints have rebuilt their up-and-coming roster and have their sights set on making a big leap as they face one of the NFL’s easiest schedules. Below, we continue our NFL odds series with an over/under win total prediction for the New Orleans Saints. Plagued by injuries at receiver and along the offensive […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is loving playing with Alvin Kamara. Carr gave the five-time Pro Bowl a glowing review after practice on Tuesday. “I just absolutely love him. Great teammate, great energy about him, and very explosive. He’s so smooth on film, you really just don’t know how good he is,” Carr said. […]

The New Orleans Saints are considering signing a former first-round draft pick to play in front of Derek Carr. The Saints hosted center Billy Price for a visit Monday, according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football. The Saints appear to be attempting to give Derek Carr as much protection as possible for the 2023 NFL season. […]

The New Orleans Saints are heading into a new era with Derek Carr at the helm and it appears there was one player who actually played a key part in the quarterback deciding to sign with the team over other clubs: Michael Thomas. Before putting pen to paper, Carr and Thomas had a series of […]