Derek Carr gets 3-year extension from Raiders

By way of a season of turmoil, Derek Carr carried out at his finest. So the Las Vegas Raiders have given the veteran quarterback a three-year contract extension.

The extension is price $121.5 million, an individual with information of the deal advised The Related Press, talking Wednesday on situation of anonymity.

Regardless of the entire points with the Raiders final season, together with the resignation of coach Jon Gruden, Carr helped them to the playoffs as a wild card within the powerful AFC West. He threw for a career-high 4,804 yards and 23 touchdowns as Las Vegas went 10-7 earlier than dropping at Cincinnati within the postseason.

“I’ve solely needed to be a Raider once more and I advised my agent (Tim Youthful), I stated, ‘I’m both gonna be a Raider or I’m gonna be enjoying golf.’ I don’t need to play anyplace else,” Carr stated throughout Wednesday’s information convention. “That’s how a lot this place means to me.”

Carr stated it additionally meant loads for him to construction the contract so the crew may preserve key elements round him for a very long time whereas constructing “a championship crew.”

“We made positive guys like Chandler (Jones), guys like Davante (Adams), guys like hopefully Hunter (Renfrow), and Foster (Moreau) and people guys can keep right here,” stated Carr, the longest-tenured quarterback within the AFC. “I went via a heartbreak already the final time I signed my contract, my finest buddy (Khalil Mack) left. And I didn’t need that to ever occur once more.

“This was a chance for me to show to the crew, to the group, to our followers, that the best way we’re gonna construction that is so we are able to preserve everybody collectively and actually have actual continuity, actually have one thing to construct on.”

An eight-year veteran, Carr, 31, was getting into the ultimate 12 months of his deal, price almost $19.8 million in base wage. That contract was for 5 years at $125 million, the richest within the NFL on the time he signed it in 2017.

He stated he advised his agent he was keen to play out his contract if it wasn’t prolonged.

“On the finish of the day I need to be a Raider and I’m loopy sufficient to go on the market on one 12 months, particularly with the fellows that’ll be round me. I stated I’ll take that likelihood,” he stated. “Fortunately, it’ll be 4 extra. Hopefully, we are able to construct on that and I can end and simply do what I got down to do 9 years in the past, and that’s to win a championship.”

The brand new deal places him extra according to what veteran beginning quarterbacks make all through the league.

When wholesome, Carr has been a starter for almost all of his time with the Raiders and has made three Professional Bowls.

Carr had a career-high and franchise-record 4,804 passing yards in 2021 and was the one quarterback within the league to complete among the many prime 5 in each passing yards and completion share (68.4).

Carr holds franchise information for passing yards (31,700), passing touchdowns (193), video games with multiple-touchdown passes (59), video games with a passer ranking of at the least 100 factors (44), and 300-yard passing contests (31).

Final month on the house owners conferences, new Raiders coach Josh McDaniels appeared to emphasize the significance of discovering the cash for Carr. Wednesday he reaffirmed that in a ready assertion

“Derek Carr has been the chief of this franchise for a very long time and we’re thrilled to proceed that relationship transferring ahead,” McDaniels stated. “He has been a fantastic instance of somebody who all the time places the crew first, and we respect his want to maintain doing that whereas main on and off the sphere. It’s clear how a lot Derek cares about this group, his teammates and profitable. I sit up for the chance to work with him this season and past.”

Extending Carr is the newest transfer in a busy offseason. Carr could have All-Professional Adams added to his receiving group in a commerce with Inexperienced Bay, and standout cross rusher Jones as a free agent.