NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has been dominated out of Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Washington Commanders.
Carr, who was beforehand thought of uncertain to play, has a left hand harm and was positioned in concussion protocol within the week main as much as the sport.
This is the fourth sport Carr will miss this season after sitting out three video games with an indirect harm. Rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler began these three video games instead of Carr, however the Saints have elected to begin second-year quarterback Jake Haener in opposition to Washington.
Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi stated Carr was “doing very well” along with his development by means of concussion protocol and had just one step left to clear. The crew was nonetheless figuring out on Friday whether or not Carr might probably be lively and again up Haener in opposition to the Commanders or be inactive and listed because the emergency third quarterback.
“We’re not ruling Derek out for this sport in the intervening time. We’ll type of see how his hand is progressing, and it’s bettering,” Rizzi stated Friday. “We can both make him the backup quarterback, have him lively for the sport or make him the emergency third … If he is purposeful and in a position to do this, that is a risk.”
The Saints additionally activated defensive finish Tanoh Kpassagnon off injured reserve. Kpassagnon has been out the whole fall after tearing an Achilles within the spring, and this marks his first sport again this season.
