The 2022 season is over. And we’re wrapping up Super Bowl LVII still, with a look ahead too …
• At this point, there’s no reason for the Raiders not to just hang on to Derek Carr until 4 p.m. Tuesday, just in case someone panics and throws them a pick for him. And with Carr’s time in Vegas down to its final hours, it’s worth looking at where this has been, where it is and where it’s going from here.
One, the Raiders’ inability to deal Carr had nothing to do with trade terms—Vegas would’ve been happy to get anything for him. Really, it was about the contract. No one was willing to take on the contract and send the Raiders draft-pick compensation to do it.
