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Darek Carr’s monster contract in sharp contrast to Blake Bortles

After signing a contract extension with the Oakland Raiders that made Derek Carr the highest paid player in the NFL, his elevation above his 2014 NFL Draft peers became even more pronounced.

Johnny Manziel never stood a chance, Teddy Bridgewater faded after the 2016 injury, and Blake Bortles has been a distant second in the conversation of who the best quarterback out of that 2014 class was. Now, his peers are all $100-million quarterbacks.

For a time here at Black and Teal, we ran a column comparing the top quarterbacks from the 2014 draft class.