Derek Carr isn’t exactly lining up for a Giants comeback.
With the New York quarterback situation still unsettled, fans and analysts have tossed around plenty of names as possible answers after Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury. Shedeur Sanders, Jimmy Garoppolo and others have been floated as options, and Jameis Winston’s rough outing after stepping in for Dart in a Week 2 loss to the Los Angeles Rams has only fueled the chatter.
Winston is expected to get the first shot if the Giants stick with the current plan, but if he keeps struggling, the conversation could shift. Even so, one name that won’t be part of that mix is retired quarterback Derek Carr.
A photoshopped image of Carr in a Giants uniform made the rounds, and Carr’s reply shut the door in a hurry.
"Beautiful picture but I'm too busy trying to find a level 40 crew to join," Carr wrote on X.
It was a classic Carr answer: blunt, funny and not exactly the language of a man plotting an NFL return. The 35-year-old retired in summer 2025, a move that caught plenty of people off guard, and there had been some speculation that he might come back if the right situation came along. That talk had already cooled by last season, and now Carr sounds more interested in family life and gaming than another run under center.
And judging by the replies to his post, plenty of fans seemed more interested in teaming up with him online than seeing him suit up in blue.
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