It looks as though Carr has hit the jackpot entering into just his fourth season with this contract. He signed a 5 year, $125,025,000 contract with the Oakland Raiders, including a $12,500,000 signing bonus, $70,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $25,005,000. In 2017 and $40M fully guaranteed according to Spotrac.com.
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But wait there’s more; His team will soon be moving to Nevada where there is no state taxes and the NFL will be into a new CBA- Collective Bargaining Agreement before his contract is over. And also QB’s Matthew Stafford and Kirk Cousins could be paid as much if not more if and when their collective teams sign them to new contracts.