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Raiders Trade Rumors: Teams 'Would Have Pounced' on Derek Carr Move

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The Las Vegas Raiders are "believed" to have checked in on Tom Brady before the 42-year-old future Hall of Fame quarterback signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but other teams' interest in Derek Carr helped convince the Raiders to stand pat, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

"At least eight teams inquired about Tom Brady's services, and the Raiders were believed to be one," Fowler reported Wednesday. "But Las Vegas also believes it's not far away and wasn't going to overreact, and the fact other teams would have pounced on a Carr trade reminded the Raiders they had a good player at the position.