Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr shocked the NFL when he abruptly retired, due to a shoulder injury. It appears though that Carr left the door open to staying in the NFL. Carr reportedly flirted with two different teams before deciding to leave the league, per ESPN.

Before deciding to retire from the NFL after 11 seasons, Derek Carr's camp was putting feelers out to other teams to gauge their interest in adding the veteran quarterback.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is set to retire after dealing with a shoulder injury, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported on Saturday, per sources. Carr later announced his retirement from the NFL.