{"id":14242,"date":"2017-06-22T10:17:40","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=14242"},"modified":"2017-06-30T22:35:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T02:35:00","slug":"oakland-raiders-extend-derek-carr-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/06\/22\/oakland-raiders-extend-derek-carr-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Raiders Extend Derek Carr&#8217;s Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Oakland Raiders waited a long time for a franchise quarterback, and it looks like they finally found one. The Raiders selected <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CarrDe02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Carr<\/a><\/strong> in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft, and he&#8217;s been the team&#8217;s starting quarterback ever since. Today, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/nfl\/news\/derek-carr-contract-oakland-raiders-news-reaction-injury-status\/tnhlyju5bktb1r83ka6reu2xr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raiders signed Carr to a contract extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Oakland Raiders Extend Derek Carr&#8217;s Contract<\/h2>\n<p>In three years with the team, Derek Carr has thrown for 11,194 yards, 81 touchdowns, and only 31 interceptions. With each year, the Fresno State alum has improved on the field, and become more of a leader off of it. The Raiders won four games his rookie year, seven games his second, and 12 in his third. To say that Derek Carr is a huge part of the Raider revival is an understatement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raiders?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Raiders<\/a> and QB Derek Carr have finalized a 5-year monster extension worth $125M, sources say. Highest paid player in history ??<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/877891044070666240\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>How important is Derek Carr to the Raiders? When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/2016\/12\/24\/14076890\/derek-carr-leg-injury-against-the-colts\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he went down with a broken fibula<\/a>, the team fell apart. The offense scored 20 points in their next two games after averaging 27 points per game before. Even the defense fell apart, with defensive player of the year\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MackKh00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khalil Mack<\/a><\/strong> failing to register a single sack.<\/p>\n<h3>The Contract<\/h3>\n<p>Carr is a franchise quarterback, and as such, he was paid handsomely. He is now the highest played player in the NFL, as he signed a five-year, $125 million dollar contract. Carr considered<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2017\/02\/02\/derek-carr-contract-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> taking a pay-cut to help the team<\/a>, but then he realized he was a human being.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of Khalil Mack, the future of the Oakland Raiders is an expensive one. After making Derek Carr the highest paid player in the NFL, they also have to pay Khalil Mack, who will likely be the highest paid non-quarterback. General manager <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=McKeRe20,McKeRe21&amp;search=Reggie+McKenzie&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reggie McKenzie<\/a><\/strong> will likely give Mack a huge, front-loaded contract, and the Raiders might struggle to attract new pieces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/460114208\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.666667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/460114208?et=95nO7hVFRJxxBLOMezP-4g&amp;viewMoreLink=off&amp;sig=cnVghbO02oSCfYygA3Bp07Ib9sfSihUSA84548ObZoA=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After finding the franchise quarterback they desperately needed, the Oakland Raiders aren&#8217;t letting him go anywhere. 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