Saints QB Derek Carr is the Week 17 NFLPA Community MVP for giving nine local families bags of gifts and $5,000 each in cash during a special holiday luncheon. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)

The NFLPA announced on Friday morning that Derek Carr is the Week 17 Community MVP.Carr and his wife Heather recently hosted nine families who were in need at a special holiday luncheon and presented them with gifts and $5,

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.

The New Orleans Saints could keep Derek Carr as the team's starting quarterback in 2025 due to a lack of salary cap flexibility, according to ESPN's