HENDERSON, Nevada – Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock on Wednesday gave quarterback Derek Carr the subject of so many off-season commercial rumors.
“I think Derek Carr had his best year yet, under Jon Gruden,” Mayock said at a Zoom meeting with reporters, “I think he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, and we couldn’t be happier with him. And I tell you every year: we evaluate every position every year, I have no idea who can call me [for a trade] or that he might not call me. Therefore, you have to do the evaluations, both for your own players and for the rest of the players in the league. And you have to stack your boards and understand what the value of the league is all over the league, and we do.
“But if you ask me [specifically] about Derek, I think Jon and I would both be shoulder to shoulder and hit the table for Derek Carr. “
The Raiders have been linked with Deshaun Watson and Russell Wilson, whose agent included Las Vegas as one of his four desired destinations, along with New Orleans, Dallas and Chicago, if the Seattle Seahawks chose to change him.
Carr, meanwhile, reaches his third consecutive year with Gruden. Last season, Carr recorded professional maximums in passing yards (4,103), passing scores (101.4) and total QBR (71.0) with 27 touchdowns and 9 interceptions for a Raiders team that finished 8-8. , an improvement of one game over the 2019 season, but lost five of his last seven games and was just 2-6 at his new home at Allegiant Stadium. In his career, Carr, who signed a five-year, $ 125 million extension in June 2017, has a 47-63 record, with only one winning season.
Meanwhile, Mayock was not so effusive in his praise when he was dealt with the right attack by Trent Brown, who signed a four-year, $ 66 million free agent contract for a four-year free agent contract. years for an offensive line offensive.
Brown has played more than 10 snapshots in just 14 of 32 games with the Raiders.
“As for Trent, the jury is still here,” Mayock said. “He has a contract and again we believe in this player’s talent. There would be nothing finer than having Trent Brown on the right, protecting Derek Carr, next year, week 1. But the jury is in out, and we still have to make some decisions about our overall list. “
Brown has a $ 14 million salary cap for 2021, with no dead money.
“All Trent does is that when he’s healthy, fit and ready, he’s as dominant as any football attack and he proved it at the start of the 2019 season,” Mayock said. “Since then, it’s been a kind of roller coaster. Really, what he has to do, I think more than anything, is get in the best shape of his life and come out ready to prove he’s a dominant attack. in the National Football League, and that’s all it takes: if Trent gets in shape and stays engaged, there’s no better talent. “
Meanwhile, Mayock would neither confirm nor deny a report by NFL reporter Josina Anderson, according to which right-wing guard Gabe Jackson was informed of his release.