Saints QB Derek Carr shares an update on his injury during a Las Vegas church service

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) stands on the field before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Minneapolis. Photo by: ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr has provided an injury update — via Sunday service.

The veteran quarterback found himself in a Las Vegas pulpit on Sunday divulging details of his shoulder injury neither Saints general manager Mickey Loomis or Carr have publicly discussed much this offseason. There is still a good deal of uncertainty on whether he'll take the field during the 2025 season

"Yes, I have a shoulder injury," Carr said during his sermon as the guest pastor at ChurchLV. "Despite what ESPN says, and some lady with a podcast mic. I have a 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, is that OK?"

Carr, the former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback who still has deep ties in Southern Nevada, then shifted his focus on the public's reaction to injury.

"I've been dealing with people lying on me, I've been dealing with them saying this and that, and I'm like, 'Lord, why do I have to deal with this nonsense?'" Carr said. "'What is going on?' And I say that to preface with, 'You never know what someone's really going through.' And so why do we continue to attack people, and I would say attack people that are trying to do things the right way. Why do we always have to have an opinion? Twitter and Instagram has ruined some people because now, all these people think they have voices that have to be heard.

"It's like, 'Some people's voices don't need to be heard right now.' I just have to be honest with you. Because not one of our opinions in here matters. The only opinion that matters is that text right there, (which) is the word of God."

The Saints selected Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft this past weekend. Despite the No. 40 overall selection, Loomis publicly backed Carr as the team's starting quarterback as long as he is healthy.

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