Derek Carr reveals he's had discussions with Raiders GM about future
With his inevitable exit from the Las Vegas Raiders approaching, Derek Carr offered an update Thursday on his status for 2023.
After participating in the Pro Bowl skills competition, Carr implied to NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe that a resolution could be forthcoming following recent conversations with Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler.
"I have a no-trade clause, and there's a date that certain money is guaranteed or I'm a free agent," Carr said. "I can be honest about the whole thing — there's been conversations with Dave, my agent, and me."
On Feb. 15., the Raiders will owe Carr $40.5 million in guaranteed money. Vegas reportedly plans to cut Carr before that, but things could change.
Carr signed a three-year, $121.5 million extension with the Raiders last April, but Ziegler believes there will be a trade market for the quarterback.
Appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio from the Senior Bowl, Ziegler said, "There's going to be people interested" in Carr.
"There's no doubt about that," Ziegler said. "He's been a good football player in this league for quite some time, and like I said, he's a phenomenal human being, so we'll kind of see where it goes."
While it's hard to imagine a team paying a boatload of assets for Carr, especially if he'll be available on the free-agent market in a little over a week, crazier things have happened. Following the retirement of Tom Brady, there's one less proven commodity available at quarterback, which could make Carr even more attractive for a team in need of a new signal-caller.
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