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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr was evaluated for a shoulder injury after he was sacked in the third quarter of an 18-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
Saints head coach Dennis Allen told reporters after the game that he believed Carr was getting X-rays but had no further updates at that time.
'He's being evaluated,' Allen said. 'I can´t tell you really any more than that. It's a shoulder injury. He´s being evaluated. When we know what it is, we´ll let you know.'
NFL Network reported that Carr was taken to the hospital for further testing after X-rays were initially taken at the stadium, and the belief is that he suffered a sprained AC joint.
As of now, Carr's timeline to return to the field is expected to be dependent on how fast swelling around the injury goes away and how soon he is able to regain proper mobility in his shoulder.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr suffered a shoulder injury against the Packers
Carr was sacked by Green Bay defensive end Rashan Gary who slammed him to the ground
Carr remained on the ground for several minutes before eventually heading to the locker room
Carr remained on the ground for a few minutes after getting sacked by Packers defensive end Rashan Gary, before leaving the field under his own power. He was checked out in the blue medical tent before heading to the locker room.
The possible impact of a long-term injury to Carr, who signed a four-year, $150 million contract in the offseason after being released by Las Vegas, was apparent from Sunday's result.
New Orleans (2-1) led 17-0 when Carr got hurt. The Saints got outscored 18-0 without him, though backup Jameis Winston drove New Orleans into scoring position before Blake Grupe´s 46-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right with 1:05 left.
'We know that we let this one slip away,' Winston said. 'But we will be resilient. We will
