At some point, it was fair to wonder whether Derek Carr’s ship would ever come in like it did Wednesday when he signed a contract that, sources confirm, is worth $121.5 million over three seasons and includes a no-trade clause.
Here was a perfectly capable quarterback who led his team to a playoff berth in his second season, only to get his leg broken on Christmas Eve of 2016 and miss the playoffs.
Here was a guy who had to stand idly by as a quarterback-alienating television personality came aboard as coach, traded Carr’s best wide receiver and defensive player, constantly sniffed around the market at Carr’s position and may or may not have tried to enter the Tom Brady sweepstakes, leaving Carr with the embarrassing disposition of very possibly being the guy Brady made fun of on HBO (something Carr denies to this day).