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Ex-Raider Derek Carr agrees to 4-year contract with Saints

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For- Brees is retired and Payton
mer Raiders quarterback is with the Denver Broncos.
Derek Carr has agreed to a Saints coach Dennis Allen
four-year contract with the was the Raiders' coach
New Orleans Saints, and a when the club selected
person familiar with the situ- Carr in the second round of
ation said the deal could the 2014 draft out of Fresno
be worth up to $150 million. State. Allen coached Carr
The person spoke to The As- for four games before he
sociated Press about the was fired that year.
contract's value on condi- "In addition to his talent, I
tion of anonymity Monday admired his approach to
because financial terms the game, work ethic and
were not released when commitment to get bet-
the Saints announced their ter every day in what were
agreement with Carr. the formative stages of his
"Derek's experience, lead- career," Allen said. "From
ership and skillset will be an afar and when we played
asset to our offense," Saints him as an opponent, I saw
general manager Mickey Derek's development into
Loomis said. one of the most productive
Carr played nine seasons quarterbacks in the Nation-
for the Raiders and holds al Football League."
club records for yards pass- AFC quarterback Derek Carr (4) of the Las Vegas Raiders looks to pass during the flag football The signing should provide
ing (35,222) and touch- event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. a measure of stability for the
down passes (217). But Associated Press Saints at an all-important
after struggling late last position that was shrouded
season, Carr was benched The knock on Carr was that encouraged him to explore "So for me, that's just to win, in uncertainty following the
with two games remaining. his tenure as the Raiders' free agency. The Indianap- win a championship. That's club's 7-10 2022 season.
Carr, who turns 32 on starting QB produced just olis Colts released Manning at the forefront of the mind. Jameis Winston is un-
March 28, was released by two playoff appearances in 2012 and he went on to It's not money." der contract with Saints
Las Vegas on Feb. 14 after and no postseason victo- win a Super Bowl with the Since 2006, the Saints through 2023, but New Or-
he declined to waive the ries. Now he will have an Denver Broncos after the have made the playoffs leans could release him. His
no-trade clause in his con- opportunity in New Orleans 2015 season. nine times and won a Su- contract calls for a base
tract. Las Vegas needed to to demonstrate that he "I'm just looking for teams per Bowl, but all of those salary of $12.8 million next
trade or release him by that can get better results with that have made that deci- postseason appearances season and he played in
date or $40.4 million of his a different organization. sion consistently that they'll came with franchise all- just three games in 2022
contract over the next two Carr indicated during the do whatever it takes to time passer Drew Brees before losing his job — in
years would have become week of the Pro Bowl that put a winning program out as quarterback and Sean part because of a back in-
fully guaranteed. a talk with Peyton Manning there," Carr said on Feb. 2. Payton as coach. Now jury — to Andy Dalton.q

No timetable for Ja Morant's return during 'healing process'

By BETH HARRIS to be a gun at a night- Morant understands he's
AP Sports Writer club, hours after playing in made "some difficult deci-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's Denver. He said in a state- sions and poor choices in
no timetable for Ja Morant ment through the agency the past."
to return to the Memphis that represents him that he "He's definitely embrac-
Grizzlies, and the All-Star takes "full responsibility" for ing the mistakes that he's
guard knows he's made his actions and that he was made, but only time will
"difficult decisions and poor going to "take some time tell," Jenkins said. "We're
choices" that he has to be away to get help." going to support him and
accountable for, coach On Monday, police in Col- we're going to hold him ac-
Taylor Jenkins said Sunday orado said they were inves- countable to make those
night. tigating Morant's actions changes."
Morant was not with the and whether he may have Jenkins declined to outline
team in Los Angeles for broken any laws. Morant's the steps Morant needs to
games against the Clippers video is believed to have take to rejoin the team,
on Sunday and the Lakers been filmed in Glendale, a saying: "We love him, we Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant, center, is caught with the
on Tuesday while the NBA small enclave surrounded want what's best for him, ball between Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15), guard
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and forward Aaron Gordon (50) dur-
investigates a social me- by Denver and known for we support him. It's going ing the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March
dia post in which Morant its strip clubs and shopping to be a difficult process but 3, 2023, in Denver.
appeared to be holding a centers. we've got a great group to Associated Press
gun. Capt. Jamie Dillon said get through this."
"Very tough moment, for police did not receive any He called it "an ongoing tion after a Jan. 29 incident ers. Multiple media outlets
sure," Jenkins said of the calls or complaints about healing process." in Memphis that he said reported that members of
video. Morant's actions but began The league, if it finds wrong- led to a friend of his being the Pacers saw a red dot
Morant streamed the video looking into them Saturday doing, could fine or sus- banned from home games pointed at them, and a
on his Instagram account after learning about the pend Morant. for a year. That incident team security guard be-
early Saturday of himself video circulating online. Morant also was the sub- occurred after a game lieved the laser was at-
holding what appeared The Grizzlies coach said ject of a league investiga- against the Indiana Pac- tached to a gun.q