{"id":41290,"date":"2025-05-11T09:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/41290\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T09:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T09:17:07","slug":"derek-carr-retirement-leaves-jimmy-garoppolo-as-last-qb-from-14-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/41290\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Carr retirement leaves Jimmy Garoppolo as last QB from &#8217;14 draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Garoppolo is now the only remaining QB on an active roster from the 2014 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>(until Teddy Bridgewater inevitably returns from coaching high school)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndrewSiciliano\/status\/1921217600656207879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Derek Carr made the <a href=\"https:\/\/saintswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/saints\/2025\/05\/10\/derek-carr-retires-saints-salary-cap-raiders-qb-news\/83540903007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surprising decision to retire<\/a> from the NFL on Saturday, leaving the game of football due to a shoulder injury that requires surgery. His immediate future with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> has been in question all offseason, which is why the team drafted Tyler Shough in the second round, but few expected him to retire.<\/p>\n<p>Now that Carr is done, there\u2019s only one quarterback from the 2014 draft who remains on an active roster: Jimmy Garoppolo.<\/p>\n<p>Every other quarterback from the class is either a free agent or retired, from Blake Bortles to Garrett Gilbert. Garoppolo is the last man standing, currently on a one-year deal with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garoppolo hasn&#8217;t been a starter since 2023 when he was with the Raiders but he&#8217;s been a quality backup for the Rams. In his 11-year career so far, Garoppolo has played 82 games, made 64 starts and thrown 96 touchdown passes.<\/p>\n<p>Among all quarterbacks who were drafted in 2014, Garoppolo has the second-highest career earnings with $154 million made. Only Carr ($205 million) has earned more than Garoppolo.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Career Earnings for QBs Drafted in 2014<\/p>\n<p>3 | Blake Bortles: $47M<br \/>22 | Johnny Manziel: $7.7M<br \/>32 | Teddy Bridgewater: $64M<br \/>36 | Derek Carr: $205M<br \/>62 | Jimmy Garoppolo: $154M<br \/>135 | Tom Savage: $3M<br \/>163 | Aaron Murray: $1.2M<br \/>164 | A.J. McCarron: $16M<br \/>178 | Zach Mettenberger: $1.7M<br \/>183\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spotrac (@spotrac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spotrac\/status\/1921244944112431477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 10, 2025<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jimmy Garoppolo is now the only remaining QB on an active roster from the 2014 NFL Draft. 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