New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is retiring, the team announced on Saturday. The team said that Carr had a labral tear and degenerative rotator cuff damage to his right throwing shoulder. "Upon reflection of prayer,

According to sources close to NFL Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo Saints quarterback Derek Carr announced his retirement from the NFL due to an offseason shoulder injury.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is retiring due to a shoulder injury that requires surgery, NFL Network reported. Carr took an injection for the injury and has worked through rehab, but medical evaluations determined that a surgical procedure was necessary to fully repair his right shoulder.