Derek Carr Discusses Extension

The Raiders and franchise quarterback Derek Carr finally agreed to an extension this week that’s worth around $25MM per year. The 2014 second-round pick is now signed through the 2022 season, and he’ll presumably earn at least $70MM in guaranteed money ($40MM of that was already guaranteed upon signing the extension).

The 26-year-old met with the media yesterday to discuss his brand-new contract. The Associated Press reviewed his press conference, and we’ve compiled some of the notable soundbites below:

On his negotiations with the Raiders:

“I think that both sides wanted it to get done. It was two family members just figuring out how to get along, and we did. We figured out a way to do it so that we have the opportunity to sign the other guys that I think are important to this organization. That was really important to me, not just to take every single dime that we could.”

On him earning the NFL’s richest contract:

“I think I’ve set a standard for myself, the organization and for this team, personally, that no amount of money is going to matter. It doesn’t matter. You can give me a dollar, you can give me $25 million, it doesn’t matter to me. My goal is that I make sure I give everything I have to this organization. There’s no pressure, there’s no, ‘We’ll be on the 1-yard line and I won’t give it to Marshawn, I’ll throw it.’ None of that stuff. I don’t care about the stats, that’s not my No. 1 objective.”

On his teammates’ reaction to the extension:

“All of my teammates to a man said, ‘Man you work your tail off, you deserve it.’ I don’t feel like I deserve it. But just them saying that grabbed my heart because they’re the ones I go to battle with, they’re the ones I work with every single day. What they have to say really matters to me. I do know I will have to owe them all a big dinner. That will be fun.”