Throughout a grueling 17-game NFL schedule, teams will always need quarterback help…injuries or not.
With clubs like the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints heading into training camp with major questions surrounding the quarterback position, names like Aaron Rodgers and Kirk Cousins keep popping up when it comes to the best available signal callers on the market through free agency and trades.
However, perhaps a retired former Pro Bowl quarterback can be convinced to make a return at some point, this season.
In a prediction by Sports Illustrated’s Connor Orr, recently-retired New Orleans Saints quarterback, Derek Carr will return to the league at some point in 2025.
“Have you ever tried retirement? Forced or otherwise? When you’re a high-performing individual, sitting at home is the pits. Whether it’s the Steelers needing Aaron Rodgers insurance, the Dolphins needing Tua Tagovailoa insurance or another one of Carr’s 900 former offensive coordinators dispersed around the league believing the veteran can provide an in-season spark, we have not seen the last of a quarterback who, despite all of our various narrative assignments, is only 34 years old.”
Carr announced his retirement from the league earlier this month, citing ongoing pain in his right throwing shoulder due to a tear in his labrum as well as degenerative issues with his rotator cuff.
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