Colorado coach Deion Sanders has noted as much, sending out an eyeball emoji in wake of Derek Carr's shoulder injury that could lead the Saints to draft a quarterback when the NFL draft runs April 24-26. Sanders, of course, has personal interest in seeing his son Shedeur Sanders, a top quarterback in this year's class, get selected.

The Derek Carr saga has taken another turn. The veteran quarterback, who may miss the 2025 season with a shoulder injury that wasn't publicly known about until last week, reportedly was interested in a potential change of scenery this offseason before the Saints essentially nixed that by restructuring his contract.