{"id":38394,"date":"2026-08-11T10:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38394"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:32:08","slug":"former-pro-bowl-qb-derek-carr-is-returning-to-football-but-not-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38394","title":{"rendered":"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"0\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-nfl-raiders\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-nfl-saints\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> quarterback Derek Carr surprised a lot of people when he retired from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/sports-nfl\">NFL<\/a> following the 2024 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"1\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\">Despite speculation he could come out of retirement last season to join a few QB-needy teams, Carr stayed away from the field until this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"2\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/topic\/ucla\">UCLA<\/a> football team announced on Monday that it had hired Carr, a four-time Pro Bowler and former NCAA passing yards leader and touchdowns leader, as a special advisor to new head coach Bob Chesney.<\/p>\n<section class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__container\" data-gtm-action=\"Read_More\" data-variant=\"v2\" data-loading=\"true\" aria-busy=\"true\" aria-label=\"Loading related stories\">\n<p><h4 class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlineText\"><span class=\"RelatedStoriesV2-module-scss-module__Hqo30W__headlinePrefix\">Read More<!-- --> on <\/span><span>NCAA<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"4\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\">\u201cI&#8217;ve known (UCLA general manager) Darrick (Yray) for a long time and have great respect for the work he&#8217;s done throughout his career,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/uclabruins.com\/news\/2026\/08\/10\/ucla-football-adds-derek-carr-as-special-advisor-to-head-coach-bob-chesney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Carr said in a release<\/a>. \u201cThe opportunity to help coach Chesney, the staff and the quarterbacks at UCLA was one that really excited me. I&#8217;m looking forward to sharing my experiences and helping support the program in any way I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__container\">\n<div class=\"ImageBlock-module-scss-module__rUGLEG__imageContainer\" style=\"padding-bottom:64.0092%\"><img id=\"12307290\" alt=\"Former NFL QB Derek Carr\" caption=\"Derek Carr #4 of the New Orleans Saints warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Caesars Superdome on December 1, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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As impressive as he was in the pros, Carr put up even more gaudy numbers in college.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"9\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\">In four seasons with Fresno State (he started three of those years), Carr logged 12,843 yards passing, 113 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"10\" articletitle=\"Former Pro Bowl QB Derek Carr is Returning to Football \u2014 But Not the NFL\" id=\"artend_links\">He led the Bulldogs to a 20-6 record in his final two seasons, and he threw for an eye-popping 5,083 yards, 50 touchdowns, and eight interceptions in his final year. 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