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Derek Carr left $30 million on table to retire from Saints — and what he got in return

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Derek Carr agrees to forfeit his $30 million fully guaranteed salary in 2025 in exchange for keeping the $10 million roster bonus he was paid in March .

The Saints are still left with dead salary-cap charges of $13.2 million in 2025 and $35.6 million in 2026 .

Carr was the No. 16 highest-paid player in NFL history at the end of the 2024 season .

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English

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