It looked unlikely throughout the week, but the Saints have laid the hammer on Derek Carr's status for Sunday's season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carr has been officially ruled out of the game after unsuccessfully attempting to inject his hand,

Carr will miss his fourth straight game after suffering a fracture to his non-throwing hand in a Dec. 8 win over the New York Giants. Though Saints interim coach pushed back against reporting that described Carr's return as unlikely, the quarterback ultimately wasn't able to heal enough in order to play.

For the New Orleans Saints in 2024, Derek Carr’s health has been a constant struggle. Between an oblique injury that sidelined him from Week 6 to Week 8 and a fractured hand that’s kept him off the field since Week 15,