The New Orleans Saints will be without quarterback Derek Carr for the foreseeable future.
Carr, who left their 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs early Monday night, is expected to miss several games with an oblique injury, according to NFL Networks’ Mike Garofolo. A specific schedule is unclear, but Carr will likely miss both the game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and the Denver Broncos the following Thursday night.
Carr left Monday night’s game at Arrowhead Stadium early after taking a hard hit late in the fourth quarter while attempting to make a pass. He was seen leaving the field a few plays later and did not return. Carr underwent an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of the injury, which head coach Dennis Allen described after the loss as a “left side injury.”
Carr said he was hurt not on the snap of the play (the Chiefs sent him an all-out attack on the fourth play, forcing an incompletion and eventual turnover on the plays), but while trying to make the throw before being hit. . .
“I couldn’t do what I had to do, in the simplest way,” Carr said of the play.
Carr was then replaced by Jake Haener for the rest of the game. Haener, a second-year quarterback out of Fresno State, will presumably lead the Saints through their next two games in Carr’s absence.
This post will be updated with more information soon.