Feb. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. ET<\/p>\n
Another quarterback trade candidate<\/a> has emerged for the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> following a new report on New Orleans Saints<\/a> quarterback Derek Carr potentially coming out of retirement in 2026.<\/p>\n According to NFL Network insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero, and Mike Garafolo, Carr could unretire for the \u201cright situation,\u201d with New Orleans potentially looking to deal the veteran quarterback for trade compensation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Saints still hold Carr\u2019s rights, though Tyler Shough\u2019s impressive rookie season, the amicable end to Carr\u2019s time in New Orleans, and the way the sides worked through any salary-cap issues add up to his tolled contract being an unlikely hurdle in the process,\u201d Rapoport, Pelissero, and Garafolo wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe Saints could ask for compensation in a trade, though the price surely wouldn\u2019t be an unreasonable ask for a player who has no future in New Orleans.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, it was reported that Carr has \u201cno shoulder limitations,\u201d using the 2025 season to heal up from a labral tear and damaged rotator cuff that forced him into an early retirement.<\/p>\n If the Steelers<\/a> lose out on Aaron Rodgers in 2026, pursuing a trade with Carr could be a win-win scenario for both sides, as the 34-year-old quarterback gets another shot at redemption in the NFL, while Pittsburgh gets a solid stopgap option at quarterback for a possible bargain.<\/p>\n Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, including any offseason moves, follow us on X\u00a0@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 10, 2026, 5:09 a.m. ET Another quarterback trade candidate has emerged for the Pittsburgh Steelers following a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[95878,7,896,55,2572,2571,6,397,96718,96719,96675,95882,100181,95896,96129,95888,95895,95899,96720,96071,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-742350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-new-orleans","11":"tag-new-orleans-saints","12":"tag-neworleans","13":"tag-neworleanssaints","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-saints","16":"tag-sstssportsnflsteelers","17":"tag-sstsnsteelers","18":"tag-tagaaron-rodgers","19":"tag-tagamerican-football","20":"tag-tagderek-carr","21":"tag-tagnational-sports","22":"tag-tagnew-orleans-saints","23":"tag-tagnfl","24":"tag-tagnfl-hub","25":"tag-tagoverall-neutral","26":"tag-tagpittsburgh-steelers","27":"tag-tagsmg-timely","28":"tag-tagsports-news","29":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116046216876881588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}