New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is walking away from the NFL at 34 years old, he announced Saturday morning … with reports saying the retirement is due to a serious shoulder injury.
The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback — who spent the majority of his career with the Oakland and Las Vegas Raiders — addressed the decision in a statement … saying after praying and talking things over with his wife, Heather, he came to the conclusion that his playing days are over.
“For more than 11 years, we have been incredibly blessed, and we are forever grateful and humbled by this experience,” the 2014 second-round pick said in a statement released by the Saints.
“It’s difficult to find the right words to express our thanks to all the teammates, coaches, management, ownership, team officials and especially the fans who made this journey so special.”
According to the Saints, Carr started experiencing pain in his right shoulder as he kickstarted his prep for the 2025 season … his first time throwing hard since suffering a hand injury and concussion on Dec. 8.
Scans on the area later determined Carr was dealing with a labral tear and “significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff.”
Carr could have opted for surgery, the team stated … but it would have forced him to sit out the entire 2025 season — and there was no guarantee he would ever get back to 100%.
“Your unwavering support has meant the world to us,” he added.
Derek Carr is publicly speaking about his shoulder injury. During a church service in Las Vegas (@TheChurchLV), he said he has been in contact with #Saints officials, has gotten an MRI and says everyone is trying to figure out the next steps. pic.twitter.com/ud2GRiHixI
Carr opened up on his injury last month during a church service … and used it to speak out on how outside opinions don’t matter, only “the word of God” does.
Carr, whose older brother, David, also played in the NFL, finished his career with just over 41,200 yards, 257 touchdowns and 112 interceptions.
Cassie Diddy Flipped Over My Kid Cudi Relationship
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Cassie Ventura says Diddy freaked out on her after finding out she was hooking up with Kid Cudi … threatening her with a wine opener and telling her he would release a video on Christmas showing her participating in a “freak-off.”
The singer testified in court Wednesday that Diddy found out she was seeing Kid Cudi in 2011 when he went through her phone during a freak-off.
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Cassie told the jury Diddy found an email about Cassie taking her toiletry bag to Kid Cudi’s place … and he put a wine opener in his hand and threatened her.
She testified she called Kid Cudi on a burner phone and went to his house … where she talked with one of Diddy’s assistants, Capricorn Clark.
Cassie told the jury she later went to the home Diddy was staying at, and Diddy told her he would release freak-off videos of her as a way to hurt her and Kid Cudi.
She testified Diddy kicked her in the back, causing a bruise … so she want back to her hotel, but the room was torn up and someone had urinated all over the floor and left an unflushed poop in the toilet.
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Cassie said all this happened before Christmas 2011 — and she sent an email to her mother and Capricorn Clark on a flight, telling them Diddy was going to release two sexually explicit videos, including one on Christmas day.
Photographs were shown to the jury and Cassie testified they showed bruises on her back … and that her mother took the pics when she had gone home to Connecticut.
Cassie testified she told her mother it was the first time Diddy abused her, but in reality, the abuse had been ongoing.
She previously told the jury about the first time Diddy hit her … she said it happened in 2007 in a car. Cassie testified she shrugged her shoulders at Diddy after she noticed him flirting with someone else inside a restaurant and he beat her once they got in their car.
Cassie said Diddy knocked her around inside the car … and that Diddy’s chauffeur and security guard were present. She told jurors Diddy hit her on the side of the head, knocking her to the car floor.
She also testified about other instances of violence … saying she hit Diddy for calling her a name, possibly “slut or bitch.” Diddy’s defense has said the relationship had domestic violence on both sides.
Cassie told the jury that after she hit Diddy, his eyes went black and he repeatedly stomped her face with his foot … leaving her with a swollen face and causing her to vomit. She said he snuck her out of the house and put her up in a hotel for a week and kept everyone from seeing her except her stylist. She testified she didn’t want to stay at the hotel but Diddy told her she could not leave and that she needed to cover her face.
Wrestling Star Kyle Snyder Breaks Silence On Prostitution Sting Arrest
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Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder is adamant he will learn and grow from his recent run-in with cops … insisting Wednesday his May 9 arrest is not the end of his story.
The 29-year-old wrestling superstar — who was thrown in handcuffs at a Columbus, Ohio Quality Inn and Suites last week for engaging in prostitution — said in a statement on his X page he’s now leaning on his faith to get him through the difficult time he’s currently in.
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“I want to thank everyone who has reached out with kindness and support,” Snyder wrote. “My focus is on my relationship with the Lord Jesus and my family.”
Snyder did not elaborate any further … though he did add, “This is not the conclusion of my journey.”
The comments come just a day after TMZ Sports posted body cam footage from his encounter with the Columbus Police Department. In the video, you can see law enforcement officers barged into Snyder’s room after he allegedly gave cash to an undercover cop for oral sex.
Snyder was apologetic and cooperative during his entire time in custody. He was ultimately released with a summons to appear in court on May 19.
Snyder — a three-time NCAA Division I Champion — had signed with Hulk Hogan‘s Real American Freestyle unscripted wrestling league just a day prior to his arrest.
Cassie Diddy Raped Me After We Split … I Tried to Hurt Myself!!!
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More fireworks from the Cassie Ventura testimony in the Diddycase … she told the jury Diddy raped her on the floor of her own home after they broke up — and she later tried to hurt herself because she couldn’t take all the pain.
The singer testified Wednesday that in August 2018 they had a closure conversation to shut the book on their relationship … meeting at a restaurant in Malibu, where Diddy was being nice, playful and romantic. She said he drove her home and forced sex on her.
Cassie told the jury Diddy’s eyes went black as he raped her on her living room floor.
She testified she was crying but Diddy continued raping her, finished inside of her, got up and left. She told the jury she wasn’t sure if Diddy even noticed her crying.
Cassie told jurors the rape happened while she was seeing Alex Fine … who is now her husband.
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She testified she had sex with Diddy one more time after he raped her, but this time it was voluntary. Asked by the prosecution why she agreed to have voluntary sex after he had previously raped her, Cassie cited the fact they’d been together for 10 years.
Cassie got emotional, breaking down in tears during testimony about going to rehab and trauma therapy in February 2023 … saying she was having flashbacks and becoming suicidal.
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She told jurors she didn’t want to be alive anymore at that point and she could no longer take the pain … so she tried to walk out into traffic — but her husband, Alex, wouldn’t let her.
Cassie previously mentioned the alleged rape in her November 2023 lawsuit against Diddy … and she testified she agreed to settle with Diddy and his companies for $20 million just 24 hours after filing the suit.
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