Former NFL QB Derek Carr retires due to injury but quickly lands a new job after leaving behind 41,000+ passing yards.

The New Orleans Saints have had one of the more unexpected offseasons of any team in the National Football League. It began ...

Back in May, the New Orleans Saints learned that veteran quarterback Derek Carr is retiring from the NFL. It only took a few ...

Retired New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr and safety Tyrann Mathieu appear to have already stepped into their next ...

After a lengthy battle throughout camp, Notre Dame Coach Marcus Freeman has named sophomore CJ Carr as the new starting ...

Carr, 34, retired from the NFL in May because of a shoulder injury that would have required surgery. The news came as a ...

Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) throws a pass as he works on drills during the 2014 rookie minicamp at the Raiders training facility in Alameda, Calif., on Friday, May 16, 2014.

From a business of football perspective, that would have been the optimal result. But Carr opted against that, choosing to forego $30 million to move on with the rest of his life.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr said he’s retiring from football because of a degenerative shoulder injury. He was entering the third year of a four-year, $150 million contract.