It has always been said that a happy wife leads to a happy life. Derek Carr appears to live by that notion.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback opened up about his departure from the Las Vegas Raiders after nine years with the organization and revealed what the last straw was for him and how he knew the relationship was coming to an end.
Carr told the Fresno Bee that regardless of the benching, his relationship with the team was already beyond repair.
“Once they made my wife cry, that was pretty much over. Once they made her cry, that was out,” the four-time Pro Bowler told the outlet. “But the love for my teammates is what probably would have made me do it. But the way it worked out and the timing of things, I was just … it was time for me to move on. But who knows? You never know what will happen.”
Carr lost the starting job following a three-point Week 15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jarrett Stidham started the final two games of the year as they resulted in two losses.
Carr told the Fresno Bee he was angry over the way things ended in Las Vegas.
“I was, for lack of a better term, I was very upset; I was mad,” he said. “You spend nine years in a place, you have all the records, and you can play at a high level, and for something to get in the way, whether it was whatever reason, money related or whatever, injury-related, I would have said I don’t even want the money, just to play two more times in front of our fans.
“I didn’t get that opportunity. So, it definitely lit a fire inside me to keep going.”
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Carr led the club to a 6-9 record last season, passing for 3,522 yards, 24 touchdowns, 14 interceptions, and a 60.8% completion rate.
In 142 games with the Raiders, Carr had 35,222 passing yards with 217 touchdown passes. He was 63-79 in those games.
There were talks of a trade this offseason, but Carr refused to help his team out so they were forced to release him instead.
He joined the New Orleans Saints in the offseason and has since reconnected with former Raiders coach Jon Gruden as he was brought in to bring the QB along with his new squad.
New Orleans signed Carr to a four-year, $150-million contract in March.
Carr will make his Saints debut against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 10.
