Here's where things stand for the New Orleans Saints quarterback and running back ahead of Sunday's season finale in Tampa.

The New Orleans Saints have a tough decision to make this offseason regarding Derek Carr's contract. He was injured this year and has not played very well. However, his contract is largely unmovable and carries so much dead cap if he were to be released.

Derek Carr has been dealing with a left hand injury since the Saints’ Week 14 game against the New York Giants. It is not the first time he has missed games this season, literally adding insult to injury with New Orleans’ struggles. The Saints will now face his former team, the Las Vegas Raiders, in Week 17.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr will undergo another simulated game this week to see if he can play in Sunday’s season finale against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

If Carr isn’t able to prove he is ready to return, then it will be rookie Spencer Rattler who will get his fifth start of the season. Though the Saints have no won with Rattler at QB, including Monday becoming the only team in the NFL to be shut out.

Saints quarterback Derek Carr is dealing with a non-throwing hand injury. Here are the latest updates regarding his Week 16 status.

Derek Carr has missed the last three games with a hand injury. With one game left in the season, playoff chances are done with, the easy move is to shut it down. But Carr is still trying to return this year.