In 2014, before he’d taken a snap in the NFL, Derek Carr sat across a table from Jon Gruden, who posed the quarterback a question: Would Carr draft himself over his older brother, David, the 2002 No. 1 pick?
“You’re in a totally different offense, you’re in a totally different era and your position playing style is totally different,” Gruden told Carr. “Now, I want you. What do you say about that?”
“I appreciate that,” Carr responded. “Let’s go win some championships now.”
The exchange, which came on Gruden’s “QB Camp” show on ESPN, was dug up and circulated widely last week amid the news that Gruden was returning to coach the Raiders, whose starting quarterback will be Carr, now 26.