NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints plan to start Jake Haener against the Washington Commanders if starting quarterback Derek Carr is ruled out, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Thursday.
Haener would be making his first career start.
Carr is in the concussion protocol and fractured his non-throwing hand while attempting to leap for a first down in a win against the New York Giants on Sunday.
If Carr does not play, it would be the fourth game he has missed this season. He missed three games with an oblique injury, and rookie Spencer Rattler started in his place.