The Giants’ quarterback search has already turned into a guessing game, and Derek Carr just made it clear he’s not part of it.
With New York still sorting through the fallout of Jaxson Dart’s season-ending knee injury, fans and analysts have tossed out a long list of possible answers. Shedeur Sanders, Jimmy Garoppolo and other names have been floated as options, especially after Jameis Winston struggled in relief during the Week 2 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. For now, though, the expectation is that Winston gets the first shot.
If that doesn’t go well, the Giants could obviously look elsewhere. But Carr won’t be one of those alternatives.
A photoshopped image of Carr wearing a Giants jersey started making the rounds, and the retired quarterback answered with a line that left no room for speculation.
"Beautiful picture but I'm too busy trying to find a level 40 crew to join," Carr wrote on X.
That response fits the tone Carr has carried since his surprise retirement in summer 2025. There had been chatter about a possible return if the right situation came along, but that noise was already fading last season. At this point, Carr sounds like a man who’s moved on - happy being a family man and, just as importantly, still invested in gaming.
The replies to his post backed that up. Plenty of fans were more interested in teaming up with Carr online than talking about an NFL comeback, which says plenty about how realistic that idea is.
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