The New Orleans Saints offense struggled with injuries across the board this season, but one of the more impactful ones was franchise quarterback Derek Carr.
Carr's tenure with the Saints has been off to an unfortunate start and him playing only 10 games this season did not help his case. Of course, his play being subpar when he is healthy probably hurts even more.
With the way his contract is structured, New Orleans is stuck with him for at least one more season. They will be entering the third year of his contract, though, with moving on becoming much more realistic after the season.
For now, the Saints will have to just eat the money and deal with the contract coming back to bite them.
This is how much Carr made in 2024 according to the experts over at OverTheCap:
Derek Carr 2024-2025 salary
Carr signed a now-infamous four-year, $150 million contract with New Orleans out of free agency back on March 6, 2023. He was given a signing bonus of $28.5 million.
The deal guaranteed him $60 million fully guaranteed at signing with up to $100 million becoming guaranteed by the end of his deal. That included his 2023 and 2024 base salaries as well as roster bonuses for sticking around past 2025 March, which looks increasingly likely.
Carr’s base salary for 2024 was $1.21 million. His full hit against the Saints' cap for 2024 was only $12.668 million, but that is set to make a big increase next for the next two years.
How much will Derek Carr make next season?
Carr will receive a base salary of $30 million next year to go along with a $10 million roster bonus. His cap hit will jump up to $51.548 million. If he were to be cut before June 1, the Saints would have to eat $50.132 million of dead money.
