If you\u2019re an Indianapolis Colts fan, do you want your team to land Derek Carr this offseason? Surely, you\u2019d say \u201cno way\u201d and be upset about such a question.<\/p>\n
In a recent article, Cody Benjamin of cbssports.com<\/a> predicted the landing spots of free agents, trade targets, and cut candidates. Benjamin has the Colts signing Carr to a one-year deal worth $15 million.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter playing through multiple injuries in 2023, the former Raiders veteran succumbed to them in Year 2 with New Orleans, appearing in just 10 contests as the Saints made a long-awaited coaching shift. Going on 34, with a long but inconsistent resume, his release would save the team up to $30 million.<\/p>\n Projection: <\/strong>Signs with Colts on one-year, $15 million deal\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Carr is not set to be a free agent. But as Benjamin noted, the New Orleans Saints<\/a> would save roughly $30 million if they released the veteran quarterback.<\/p>\n If Carr is indeed cut this offseason, there should be several teams interested in signing him. But it would be in the Colts\u2019 best interest to say \u201cno thanks.\u201d While the team needs help at quarterback, adding another player who\u2019s struggling with injuries, isn\u2019t the smartest decision.<\/p>\n The Oakland (now Las Vegas) Raiders<\/a> selected Derek Carr in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He would become the franchise\u2019s first-ever rookie quarterback to start a season opener. The Fresno State product finished his rookie year with 3,270 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. <\/sup>He also became the first Raiders quarterback to start all 16 games since Rich Gannon did so in 2002.<\/p>\n Carr led the Raiders to the playoffs during his third season. It was their first playoff berth in 14 years. However, an injury forced Carr to miss the postseason that year. He later led the team to the playoffs again in 2021. Yet, they suffered a Wild Card loss to the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>.<\/p>\n In 2003, Carr signed<\/a> a four-year, $150 million deal with the Saints. He left the Raiders as the franchise\u2019s career leader in several categories including passing yards and touchdowns. He has thrown for 6,023 and 40 touchdowns during his tenure in New Orleans.<\/p>\n Would the Colts sign Derek Carr? Well, it depends on who the general manager is. Indy\u2019s current GM, Chris Ballard<\/a> could be fired following this season. But if he keeps his job, he could very well pursue Carr.<\/p>\n Ballard loves acquiring quarterbacks who are in their 30s. Over the years, he has landed guys like Philip Rivers (38 years old at the time) and Matt Ryan (36). That means it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if he went after the 33-year-old Carr.<\/p>\n No, Ballard, or whoever is running the show for the Colts, should not sign Carr. While the four-time Pro Bowler has been good in the past, he has missed six games due to injury this season. The Colts\u2019 starting quarterback, Anthony Richardson<\/a> has missed several games because of injuries<\/a>. Why add another quarterback who isn\u2019t healthy?<\/p>\n Plus, Carr has been a starter his entire career. Signing him could affect Richardson mentally as he competes for the starting job next season. That wouldn\u2019t be a good idea. And it just wouldn\u2019t be a good idea to bring Derek Carr on board.<\/p>\n Main Photo: Stephen Lew – USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n The Colts offseason could involve a lot of changes, but signing veteran quarterback Derek Carr shouldn’t be one of those moves. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4890,"featured_media":208319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,54],"tags":[33071,9564,231,56],"class_list":["post-208218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colts","category-editorials","tag-2025-nfl-free-agency","tag-anthony-richardson","tag-derek-carr","tag-indianapolis-colts"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4890"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208320,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208218\/revisions\/208320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Indianapolis Colts Should Not Pursue Derek Carr This Offseason\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n
He Has Had a Solid Career<\/h3>\n
Why the Colts Shouldn\u2019t Sign Carr<\/h3>\n