Dennis Allen says Derek Carr is week to week: ‘We dodged a bullet there’
Here’s some real news on Derek Carr from New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen. Allen said Monday that Carr is week to week with his injured throwing shoulder, specifying that his challenge is going to pain management more than any structural issues.
Allen said: “Derek’s got a sprained AC joint. We’ll evaluate him as he goes throughout the week this week, we dodged a bullet there in terms of anything of real significance. We’re saying week to week. But again, he felt better today than he did yesterday, so we’re not making any decisions today, we’re not ruling anything out. We’ll see where he’s at as the week goes on.”
So the Saints aren’t ready to say that Carr will be unavailable for next week’s home game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, though it feels unlikely he could return soon. But you never know. If his body responds well to treatment and he’s healed up enough to play, he’ll be on the field. We’ll have to monitor the injury report carefully in the days ahead for more updates on his status.
