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has shown over the last few seasons that he is definitively the ' quarterback of the future. In three NFL seasons, Carr has completed 61 percent of his pa ses while throwing 81 touchdowns and only 31 interceptions. He broke out in a big way last season, completing 64 percent of his pa ses at 7.0 yards per attempt while throwing 28 touchdowns and Nickell Robey-Coleman Jersey just six picks in leading the Raiders to a 12-3 record in his starts.Carr is headed into the final year of his rookie contract, which means he is eligible to receive an extension this offseason. (He was a second-round pick, so the Raiders don't hold a fifth-year option on his contract.) The Raiders have stated that extensions for Carr and start pa s- Torry Holt Jersey rusher , but Carr is apparently frustrated with the slow pace of negotiations thus far.From a report by , who also notes that the Raiders are working on an extension for guard , which could be part of the reason for the delay in getting Carr's deal doneespite a strong desire by Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr to hammer out a lucrative contract extension before the start of training camp, there has been no significant communication between his agent and the Oakland Raiders within the last several weeks, according to two sources familiar with the situation.Carr, heading into the final year of a rookie contract that will pay him $977,519 in 2017, has been waiting for the Raiders to initiate serious discu sions on a new deal since the completion of last month's draft. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie, through a team spokesman, declined to comment, citing an unwillingne s to discu s ongoing negotiations. Carr's agent, Tim Younger, also had no comment about the negotiations, other than to state that "there is nothing new to report."However, two sources said Carr, given his previously stated desire to be a "Raider for life," has grown frustrated with the slow pace of discu sions and is extremely eager to get the deal done before the Dante Fowler Jr Jersey start of training camp.Carr is obviously wildly underpaid at under a million dollars in salary for the 2017 season, and extensions for star quarterbacks coming off the rookie deals can be tricky enough to nail down even when the team has a player coming off a first-round pick contract that pays significantly more money. Extending a player off a mid or late-round Joseph Noteboom Jersey pick deal is even more complicated. Figures have been thrown around this offseason that would make Carr the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL, Silver reports, and that's pretty standard when young star quarterbacks get new deals. signed a record-setting contract last offseason, and Carr is the next guy in line for a market-setting contract.Having a franchise QB on a rookie deal is one of the best bargains in football, and 2017 is the last year the Raiders will have that luxury. It makes sense that they might take a while to figure out their overall roster plan while negotiating with Carr. They just have to be careful not to wait too long or let communication stall too much and risk getting on Carr's bad side and turning negotiations even more tense. That's what's happened in Washington with , and Carr is younger, more talented, and even more integral to his team's succe s. The Raiders spent years clearing cap room before drafting this new era of franchise-caliber players, so they have plenty of space to fit a new contract for Carr on their books, even after signing several high-priced free agents over the last few years. (They're $42 million under the expected 2018 cap Kenny Young Jersey given their , for example.) Once they pay Carr, Mack, and Jackson, though, they're going to have to start making hard choices elsewhere on the roster. |
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