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New Orleans Saints Quarterback Derek Kerr He announced his retirement on Saturday.
The 2014 second round pick dealt with a suspicious shoulder injury for the 2025 season. He missed seven games last year with a concussion and a broken hand.
“When I discussed with Heather, reflecting my prayers, I decided to retire from the National Football League,” he said. In the statement, It refers to his wife.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Kerr (4) will walk away from the field after being injured in the fourth quarter on December 8th, 2024. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)
“For over 11 years, we have been incredibly blessed and we are forever grateful and humbled for this experience. It’s hard to find the right words to thank all our teammates, coaches, management, ownership, team officials, especially the fans who have made this journey special.
saint In March, Kerr announced he had suffered a laceration to his lip. He also said, “There was a major degenerative change in the rotator cuff.”
Saints said the surgery was putting the season at risk, and it would have been decent that he could not find his old strength.
Derekker of the Las Vegas Raiders will throw a fourth quarter pass in Pittsburgh Steelers on December 24, 2022. (Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)
Giants rookie Abdul Carter settles down to the jersey number after Laurence Taylor.
Kerr hangs the cleat after throwing 41,245 yards, 257 touchdowns and 112 intercepts. He was nominated four times to the Pro Bowl, including every year from 2015 to 2017.
The car finished third in the NFL MVP poll in 2016, but his season was shortened due to a broken ankle. It is known as Oakland Raiders That season, the team went 12-3 while at the centre.
Because of that injury, Kerr played in only one playoff game of his career. It was a 26-19 defeat to the final Super Bowl champions Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card round of the 2021 postseason.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derekker is about to pass on December 8, 2024 during a match against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey (AP Photo/Adam Hanger, File)
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Carr spent his first nine seasons with the Raiders, guaranteed $100 million before joining Saints on a four-year contract worth $150 million ahead of the 2024 season. In 27 games against New Orleans, Kerr completed 68.2% of his passes with 6,023 yards, 40 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
New Orleans chose Tyler Schaff from Louisville on the 40th pick of the NFL Draft.
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