Colorado coach Deion Sanders has noted as much, sending out an eyeball emoji in wake of Derek Carr's shoulder injury that could lead the Saints to draft a quarterback when the NFL draft runs April 24-26. Sanders, of course, has personal interest in seeing his son Shedeur Sanders, a top quarterback in this year's class, get selected.

The New Orleans Saints have been connected to several of the 2025 NFL Draft's top quarterbacks. Meanwhile, amid the team's evaluation process, a shoulder injury

Fans and analysts weren't the only ones caught off guard by the news of Derek Carr's shoulder injury. Per ESPN's Katherine Terrell, some assistant coaches for the New Orleans Saints were "unaware" anything was wrong with Carr until it was reported.