Jake Haener is the next man up to play as center for the New Orleans Saints.
Haener will make his first start in the NFL on Sunday against the Washington Commanders.
Derek Carr is nursing a left hand injury that will keep him out on Sunday and possibly for the rest of the season, and Haener will be picked over Spencer Rattler.
Haener was the backup for Saints when Carr was absent with an oblique injury earlier in the campaign. Although he came in to relieve Carr of his duties when he was injured in Week 5 against the Kansas City Chiefs, former head coach Dennis Allen gave all the starts to Rattler. Rattler was 0-3 as a starter.
Now, Haener will get the opportunity to be QB1.
