Derek Carr lastly addressed his mysterious shoulder damage — and it got here in an sudden setting, in an sudden method.
“I hate that I have to say this but I have to say this: yes, I have a shoulder injury,” Carr mentioned in a church service in Las Vegas on Sunday. “Despite what ESPN says and what some lady on a podcast might think, okay? I have an MRI report to prove it, the team knows about it. We’ve been in constant communication, there’s nothing wrong, we’re figuring it out and we’re going to go forward with that.”
The shoulder damage seemingly popped up out of nowhere throughout the offseason. It was reported that it “threatens his availability for this season” and that he might have surgical procedure.
With the vagueness and lack of in-depth reviews, the general public response to the damage sparked loads of hypothesis and rumors — together with that the damage was maybe exaggerated to drive New Orleans’ hand with a commerce.
“I’ve been dealing with people lying about me, I’ve been dealing with them saying this and that,” Carr mentioned. “You never know what someone’s really going through. And so, why do we continually try to attack people — and I would say attack people that are trying to do things maybe the right way?”
The 34-year-old is coming into the third yr of a four-year, $150 million contract he signed with New Orleans in 2023. He performed simply 10 video games final season on account of indirect and hand accidents.
The Saints drafted Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough within the second spherical — with Carr’s well being and future unsure.
Maybe the NFL world simply wished some extra readability on Carr’s random offseason damage, however he didn’t see it that means.
“Why do we always have to have an opinion? Twitter and Instagram has ruined things for some people because now all these people think that they have voices that have to be heard,” he went on throughout the church service. “Some people’s voices don’t need to be heard right now, I just got to be honest with you because not one of our opinions in here matters — did you know that? The only opinion that matters is that text right there, it is the word of God and everything must bow at that.”
