New Orleans Saints should go all out for Aaron Rodgers after Derek Carr retirement, claims ex-NFL star

The New Orleans Saints person a large vacancy erstwhile it comes to a seasoned backmost and should capable it with free-agent Aaron Rodgers, claims erstwhile NFL backmost Robert Griffin III.  

Incumbent Saints starter Derek Carr shockingly retired from shot connected Saturday morning, citing a enarthrosis injury. 

New Orleans present does not person a backmost connected its roster with an NFL victory. Rookie Tyler Shough was drafted by the squad past month, portion Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler are a combined 0-7 successful the league. 

Should the Saints spell aft the 41-year-old escaped agent, who is besides a four-time NFL MVP, they would present person 156 NFL wins successful their backmost room. 

Rodgers was not swept up successful the free-agency frenzy that began successful March, with the Pittsburgh Steelers looking to beryllium his champion enactment left, with the squad yet to perpetrate to him. 

Now, a lifeline whitethorn person been fixed to Rodgers arsenic helium looks to proceed his NFL career. 

There volition beryllium speech of elevating Shough and giving him a accidental from time 1 to beryllium the starter.

Shough would beryllium successful a unsocial position, arsenic New Orleans are thought to beryllium bully capable to triumph the NFC South, which is not emblematic for a rookie backmost to beryllium entering specified a plum situation.  

Bringing successful Rodgers would springiness astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth of acquisition to Shough to larn from 1 of the champion quarterbacks of all-time. 

Yet, connected the field, Rodgers did not look similar his Hall of Fame aforesaid during his full two-season tenure with the New York Jets. 

Other possibilities exist, specified arsenic an in-division commercialized for Kirk Cousins if the Saints are not thrilled with their in-house backmost options for this season.