{
  "id": 19595348,
  "title": "Addo-Carr free to leave Eels as club rejects extension opportunity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/addo-carr-free-to-leave-eels-as-club-rejects-extension-opportunity-19595348",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T03:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-12/nrl-parramatta-eels-wont-extend-josh-addo-carr-contract/107378652"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Josh Addo-Carr is free to leave the Parramatta Eels immediately, following the club's decision not to offer him a contract extension. The 31-year-old forward has one year left on his current deal, which expires at the end of 2027. The Eels have informed Addo-Carr and his management that they will not stand in his way if he secures a new contract with a rival club. Despite a random drugs test in October, the NRL integrity unit cleared Addo-Carr to return to the team after his B sample came back negative. The Eels will keep the door open for Addo-Carr to complete his 2027 contract, but will not prevent him from joining another club. Addo-Carr is expected to return to pre-season training with the Eels next week as his representatives seek a new contract elsewhere.",
  "summary": "Parramatta decides not to extend Josh Addo-Carr's contract beyond next season, leaving him free to join a new team immediately if he chooses to do so.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}