After Monday night’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is expected to ‘miss multiple weeks’ after suffering an oblique injury.
Carr played for most of the Saints’ 26-13 loss, with backup Jake Haener coming in for a relief effort with the result mostly in hand.
However, Haener may be headed back to the bench, as New Orleans chooses who start on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler is a ‘strong candidate’ to start over Haener, per NFL Network.
Should Rattler get the ball this weekend, he would be the fifth rookie quarterback to start a game this season.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr will miss ‘multiple weeks’ with an oblique injury
His replacement at starting quarterback has not been determined yet, with Rattler a possibility
Drake Maye has already been announced as the Patriots’ starter on Sunday, making him rookie quarterback No 4 to start, after Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, and Bo Nix have started since Week 1.
Six quarterbacks were taken in the first 12 picks of the NFL Draft in April, with Minnesota’s JJ McCarthy having a season-ending injury in the preseason, and Atlanta’s Michael Penix yet to see the field.
Carr’s earliest return would come on October 27 against the Los Angeles Chargers, with a quick turnaround to Thursday Night Football for the Saints on October 17 against the Broncos.
The Saints have lost three games in a row after starting the season 2-0. Monday’s loss to the Chiefs was New Orleans’ first defeat by more than three points.
Rattler starting would make him the first rookie quarterback drafted in April not in the first round to lead his team out of the locker room.
Rattler was thought to be a first-round pick a few years back, but turbulence at Oklahoma and South Carolina derailed those chances.
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