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Carr skipped the 2025 season after struggling with injury problemsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n
He has been rehabbing and is now considering returning to the field, although he has some strict conditions.<\/p>\n
“Would I do it? Yes. Would I do it for anybody? Absolutely not,” Carr said on his podcast.<\/a> “I’d have to be healthy and I’d want a chance to win a Super Bowl<\/a>. And obviously, that’s a tough thing to find. That’s hard to do. That’s not easy.”<\/p>\n Carr suggested that he is healthy and confirmed that there was interest.<\/p>\n “I had to say no a couple times so far,” the 34-year-old said.<\/p>\n talkSPORT’s NFL featuresDerek Carr says he will come out of retirement to have a chance to win the Super Bowl<\/p>\n One team that was strongly linked with the four-time Pro Bowl passer was the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, who drafted him in the second round in 2014.<\/p>\n The scenario would see presumed No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza<\/a> given an experienced mentor as he looks to carry on his success in college.<\/p>\n New Orleans would not take much convincing to agree to trade Carr and his estimated $35.6 million cap hit for 2026.<\/p>\n The Raiders could afford to take the hit, but Carr doesn’t sound like he wants to return for a project — especially one where he grooms his own replacement.<\/p>\n A deal makes the most sense for a team that believes a quarterback is all that is missing in their pursuit of a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n They may be kidding themselves, but four potential destinations spring to mind.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Carr could still play for several yearsCredit: Getty 4<\/p>\n Aaron Rodgers made the postseason but the Steelers fell shortCredit: GettyPittsburgh Steelers could replace Aaron Rodgers with Derek Carr<\/p>\n The Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> once again find themselves waiting on Aaron Rodgers.<\/a><\/p>\n In 2025, the future Hall of Famer steered the team to the playoffs but the team was overpowered by the Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh bosses have made it clear they want Rodgers back and Mike Tomlin<\/a>‘s replacement Mike McCarthy<\/a> has history with the great.<\/p>\n But Rodgers is 42, may decide his time is up and will cost a lot more than the $10 million he earned in 2025.<\/p>\n Carr offers a younger option and his willingness to chuck it downfield would be a good match with D.K. Metcalf in a throwback to his prolific partnership with Michael Crabtree in Oakland.<\/p>\n Minnesota Vikings give up on J.J. McCarthy<\/p>\n The Vikings dominated with Sam Darnold<\/a>, but let the now Super Bowl champion <\/a>walk to stick with J.J. McCarthy.<\/p>\n Former general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah lost his job because of that decision and his replacement may decide to take another route.<\/p>\n Carr would be teamed up with Justin Jefferson<\/a> on a team that could definitely contend.<\/p>\n The Vikings have also been linked with Arizona Cardinals QB Kyler Murray,<\/a> who was benched last season.<\/p>\n NFL’s Greatest……<\/p>\n Ranking the top 10……<\/p>\n Derek Carr becomes latest vet to try and save New York Jets <\/p>\n The New York Jets<\/a> finished 3-14 last season after what was a much vaunted defense fell apart.<\/p>\n A preference for vets is well established with Rodgers, Tyrod Taylor, Justin Fields<\/a> and Joe Flacco<\/a> all given a shot.<\/p>\n Despite appearances, there are some key pieces in place and with five first-round picks over the next two drafts, the right selections could go a long way.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, trading away Sauce Gardener and Quinnen Williams <\/a>suggests a project and Carr may not want that.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Fields and Tua Tagovailoa may both lose their jobsCredit: GettyMiami Dolphins cut losses on Tua Tagovailoa<\/p>\n Tua Tagovailoa<\/a> is on borrowed time.<\/p>\n The Miami Dolphins<\/a> have seen what a dominant offense can look like but the consistency just isn’t there.<\/p>\n Quinn Ewers finished 2025 and could be handed the reins again but with plenty of talent and speed on offense, new coach Jeff Hafley might look for experience.<\/p>\n Despite the doom and gloom, a 7-10 record could easily be nudged into a postseason run with better play under center.<\/p>\n Whether the Dolphins would roll the dice on an expensive older QB coming off injury is another matter.<\/p>\n Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n Tua’s $212million contract<\/a> would see Miami on the hook for an NFL<\/a> record $99 million dead money hit if he is released.<\/p>\n Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page<\/a> and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel <\/a>for news, exclusive interviews and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derek Carr’s shock retirement paved the way for Tyler Shough to emerge as the New Orleans Saints’ franchise…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":753680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[265,496,107926,107927,107928,107924,107930,107931,107925,107929,107932,26926,3619,7,226,393,251,259,55,1917,255,2321,2097,6,57,525,426,7876,3452,90422,283,12536,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-753679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-american-football","9":"tag-derek-carr","10":"tag-derek-carr-contract","11":"tag-derek-carr-dolphins","12":"tag-derek-carr-miami-dolphins","13":"tag-derek-carr-next-team","14":"tag-derek-carr-raiders","15":"tag-derek-carr-steelers","16":"tag-derek-carr-trade","17":"tag-derek-carr-tua","18":"tag-derek-carr-vikings","19":"tag-dolphins-news","20":"tag-fernando-mendoza","21":"tag-football","22":"tag-jets","23":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","24":"tag-miami-dolphins","25":"tag-minnesota-vikings","26":"tag-new-orleans-saints","27":"tag-new-york","28":"tag-new-york-jets","29":"tag-newyork","30":"tag-newyorkjets","31":"tag-nfl","32":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","33":"tag-raiders","34":"tag-steelers","35":"tag-tua","36":"tag-tua-tagovailoa","37":"tag-tua-tagovailoa-contract","38":"tag-tyler-shough","39":"tag-us-sports","40":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753679","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=753679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/753680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Carr](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/derek-carr-4-new-orleans-1058793143.jpg\")
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