Derek Carr Would ‘Probably Quit’ if Raiders Traded Him

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has been the subject of trade talks for quite some time. There’s always chatter about the Raiders moving their QB. Now Carr is re-asserting his desire to remain with the team that selected him in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft. So much so that if he did get traded by the Raiders, that very well might be it for the signal caller.

Carr explained his position on potentially being traded:

“I’d probably quit football if I had to play for somebody else,” Carr said following Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp practice in his first public comments since the end of last season. “I am a Raider for my entire life. I’m going to root for one team for the rest of my life — it’s the Raiders. So, I just feel that so strong in my heart I don’t need a perfect situation … to make things right.

There's only one team Derek Carr wants to play for: the Raiders pic.twitter.com/8F7iCZNNid

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) June 15, 2021

“I’d rather go down with the ship, you know what I’m saying, if I have to.”

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Carr was then asked how he feels about all the other QBs who have had some very public issues with their teams this offseason, including Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson.

“I’m that old-school mentality — I’m playing for one team and that’s it,” he said. “Whether we’ve won enough or not, I literally give every bit of energy and effort that I can to this organization and when I sign a contract, I completely, in my mind, have to fulfill that. I committed to that. I put my name on paper.

“It’s just how I was raised. I’m from Fresno, California. Born in Fresno. My dad worked in the car business, my mom helped with substitute teaching and all different kinds of stuff at the church, so we didn’t have a whole bunch of stuff growing up, so I don’t need much.”

Carr signed a five-year, $125 million extension with the Raiders in June 2017.

He’s coming off one of his best seasons statistically, but the Raiders only finished 8-8.

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