By India McCarty
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr recently shared the news of his wife’s tragic miscarriage, but they are continuing to place their faith in God above all.
“Yes, I have a shoulder injury,” Carr began in his sermon for ChurchLV. “Despite what ESPN says and what some lady on the podcast might think, I have an MRI report to prove it. The team knows about it. We’ve been in constant communication. There’s nothing wrong. We’re figuring it out, and we’re going to go forward with that.”
Carr’s brother David told the NFL Network they believe the injury was sustained during the Saints’ Week 14 game with the Giants in December. During that game, Carr also broke his wrist and suffered a concussion.
He said he’s been “dealing with” the injury, as well as “people lying about me,” but right now, his attention is on his wife, Heather. While on vacation, Heather sustained extensive second-degree burns after a fire pit she was trying to light exploded.
“It’s crazy, second-degree burns on her arm, her whole arm, her face, her neck, all this stuff. Praise God, she’s doing great,” Carr shared. “If you look at her arm, if I never told you that story, you wouldn’t even be able to know. It’s unbelievable what God has done.”
However, a few days later, Heather was rushed to the emergency room. She had been dealing with some “health stuff,” but after some tests, the doctors told her she was “completely fine.”
“We’re thankful, we’re celebrating,” Carr recounted. “All we’ve prayed is that she would be OK. But what we didn’t know, which came to a complete shock and surprise to us is that we had a miscarriage.”
He continued, “We didn’t know we had a baby, and now we’re hit with this and this emotional toll of, wait, we had a child?”
“I don’t just have four babies, we have five. One is in heaven. We have three little boys and a little girl, and we’ll get to meet the other one when we get to heaven someday,” Carr concluded.
Despite these recent hardships, Carr continues to trust in God’s plan, saying, “The only opinion that matters…is the Word of God. And everything must bow at that.”
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He also pointed to a recent bright spot; his three sons have all been baptized.
“It doesn’t really matter what we’re going through right now,” Carr said. “That is the biggest win you could ever give me. If our children will follow Jesus and openly declare that they want to follow God for the rest of their life, you can count us winners.”
Carr is open about his Christian faith, with his official website reading, “The three most important things in my life are faith, family, and football.”
“I have a very strong faith in God. He is the reason I play football,” the website continued. “Football is God’s gift to me and I am thankful He chose me to be the steward of this gift. Being a quarterback is what I do but it does not define who I am. I am first and foremost a follower of Jesus Christ. Each time I step out on the field, I play my heart out for the Lord. My Faith keeps me centered, and I look forward to what God has in store for me on my journey through life.”
In 2024, Carr co-hosted a Night of Worship event, where he shared his testimony, telling the audience, “God did something in my life. He radically transformed and changed my life and I can’t help but tell people about Jesus.”
Please keep Carr and his family in your prayers as they continue to navigate this difficult time.
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