On Thursday, Raiders HC Jon Gruden made it clear to reporters that Derek Carr is their franchise quarterback moving forward.
“Yes. He’s our franchise quarterback. Let me make that clear,” Gruden said.
This comes a day after new Raiders GM Mike Mayock said he believes they have a franchise quarterback in Carr.
There has been speculation that the Raiders could still consider drafting a quarterback this year and possibly making Carr available for trade, but it sounds like Gruden and Mayock both plan to build around Carr.
Carr, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Raiders back in 2014. He is was in the final year of his contract when the Raiders signed him to a five-year, $125 million extension that included $70 million guaranteed in 2017.
Carr stands to make base salaries of $19.9 million and $18.9 million over the next two years of the agreement.
In 2018, Carr appeared in all 16 games and thrown for 4,049 yards while completing 68.9 percent of his passes to go along with 19 touchdowns and 10interceptions. He has also rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
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