Derek Carr’s brother is “somewhat upset” over the Raiders quarterback getting benched.
David Carr, a former NFL quarterback who was the primary overall pick of the Houston Texans in 2002 and currently serves as an analyst for NFL Network, got a number of things off his chest on Monday when he discussed his brother’s situation with Las Vegas.
Carr has been benched for the ultimate two games of the season, with the Raiders starting Jarrett Stidham in his place in a move that signaled the potential end of his nine-year tenure with the team. The quarterback is away from the team for the ultimate two weeks of the regular season to avoid distractions.
David Carr said Monday that he believes his brother is just not appreciated by the Raiders and that the team will seek to trade him.
“Derek Carr has said for a very long time ‘I’m only going to play for the Raiders.’ It’s the Raiders or nobody else. Such loyalty,” David said, referring to a soundbite from his brother in June 2021 when he said he’s a Raider for all times, adding on the time, “I’d probably quit football if I needed to play for someone else.”
David went on to elucidate how his brother was “fully invested” within the Raiders.
“Six head coaches, Khalil Mack gets traded, Amari Cooper’s shipped off, Jon Gruden gets fired midseason, he’s going through all this turmoil, right?” David said. “He never called out a coach, never called out the organization, never called out the highest brass within the organization, never said anything.
“All he did was attempt to bring people in. He tried to herald his best friend, which he was successful at in Davante Adams. That trade was dead. The Packers and the Raiders weren’t going to trade, right? They got on the phone and made it occur. So, he’s bringing people in your complete time.
“Is he appreciated for that? No. I sit on this desk and each yr I actually have to discuss Derek, ‘Is he going to get replaced? Someone’s going to bring him in, right? They got to trade, they got to do that, they got to try this.’”
David also disputed speculation that Carr will call it a profession if he’s traded by the Raiders — and revealed what the quarterback is searching for moving forward.
“All he did was exit and be the all-time leading passer within the history of the Raiders,” David said. “So, once I have a look at this it wasn’t Derek that modified, it was the Raiders that modified. So, when I am going forward with Derek that conversation of him being retired or a Raider isn’t any longer an option. He’s playing football again.
“He’s reinvigorated. He’s going out and the Raiders are going to hunt a trade, they’re going to bring trades, which Derek has a no-trade clause, they usually’re going to listen. And he’s going to search for teams which have a stable situation between their head coach and their ownership, right? Stable. He’s also going to be searching for a team that can also be searching for a quarterback that has a repute for game-winning drives and fourth quarter comebacks. I’m excited. Possibly he’s the missing piece for somebody. We’ll see what happens. I’m excited for my brother’s future. I’m somewhat upset, alright, in order that’s what happens.”
Carr, whom the Raiders drafted within the second round in 2014, is under contract through 2025 after agreeing to a three-year, $121.5 million extension in April.
The Raiders are sitting Carr for the ultimate two games of the regular season to preserve him for the trade market. Jarrett Stidham took over as starter for Carr and played brilliantly in a 37-34 extra time loss to the 49ers.
Carr’s $32.9 million base salary for 2023 and $7.5 million of his 2024 base salary becomes fully guaranteed if he remains to be on the Raiders roster three days after the Super Bowl, per NFL Network.
Trades cannot grow to be official until the beginning of the brand new league yr, on March 15, though they may be agreed to before then. If Carr is released or traded this offseason, the Raiders dead cap number would only be $5.625 million, in response to Spotrac.
Carr, who will turn 32 in March, last played in a 13-10 loss to the Steelers on Dec. 24. He was just 16-of-30 passing for 174 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.
A 3-time Pro Bowl selection, Carr leads the league with 14 interceptions while having accomplished 60.8 percent of his passes for 3,522 yards and 24 touchdowns. In his nine years within the league, the Raiders have finished with a winning record just twice and have two playoff appearances, losing in the primary round every time.
