is the ' franchise quarterback. He's heading into the final year of his rookie contract, so he is eligible for a contract extension this offseason. Raiders general manager
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Reggie McKenzie indicated earlier this offseason that for both Carr and star defensive end , but more recently Carr reportedly of his extension talks.Now, he's drawing a line in the sand. Derek Carr again mentioned training camp as a deadline for extension, "won't even pick up my phone" re: contract after that... Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) Derek said he'll play out his rookie deal if
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an accord isn't reached by camp, doesn't want it to be a distraction... Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) While that might sound ominous, Carr did indicate that he's hopeful things will pick up and that he'll have a new deal by the time this is all said and done. (There's a reason our Joel Corry included Carr in his list of by the time next
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season rolls around.) Derek Carr said he expects contract talks to kick up soon..:"nothing new" right now...expects a deal to get done Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) As a second-round pick, Carr's rookie contract paid out a
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total of only $5,371,801 over four years, the last of which will be the 2017 season. Considering the best quarterbacks in the league all have contracts approaching or in exce s of $100 million with average annual values near $20 million, he's in line for a significant pay increase no matter what. Finding an agreeable value is likely more difficult for Carr than other franchise QBs though, specifically because he doesn't have the baseline high-dollar contract value of a top draft pick. Still, the Raiders undoubtedly know he is their future at the position
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, and the two sides figure to come to an agreement at some point.
