Derek Carr’s brother is “a little upset” over the Raiders quarterback getting benched.
David Carr, who was the No. 1 overall pick of the Houston Texans, went on a wild rant when he discussed his brother’s situation with Las Vegas. Carr has been benched for the final two games of the season and is away from the team to not serve as a distraction. In the meantime, Jarrett Stidham has played the first game and will play the last game of the year.
Carr said Monday that he believes his brother is not appreciated by the Raiders and that the team will seek to trade him.
“Derek Carr has said for a long time ‘I’m only going to play for the Raiders.’ It’s the Raiders or no one else. Such loyalty,” David said, referring to a soundbite from his brother in June 2021 when he said he’s a Raider for life, adding at the time, “I’d probably quit football if I had to play for somebody else.”
He added that his brother was “fully invested” in the Raiders.
“Six head coaches, Khalil Mack gets traded, Amari Cooper’s shipped off, Jon Gruden gets fired midseason, he’s going through all this turmoil, right?” David said. “He never called out a coach, never called out the organization, never called out the top brass in the organization, never said anything.
“All he did was try to bring people in. He tried to bring in his best friend, which he was successful at in Davante Adams. That trade was dead. The Packers and the Raiders weren’t going to trade, right? They got on the phone and made it happen. So, he’s bringing people in the entire time.
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“Is he appreciated for that? No. I sit on this desk and every year I have to talk about Derek, ‘Is he going to be replaced? Someone’s going to bring him in, right? They got to trade, they got to do this, they got to do that.’”
The former No. 1 pick said his brother retiring as a Raider is “no longer an option” and added what the quarterback is looking for moving forward.
“All he did was go out and be the all-time leading passer in the history of the Raiders,” David said. “So, when I look at this it wasn’t Derek that changed, it was the Raiders that changed. So, when I go forward with Derek that conversation of him being retired or a Raider is no longer an option. He’s playing football again.
“He’s reinvigorated. He’s going out and the Raiders are going to seek a trade, they’re going to bring trades, which Derek has a no-trade clause, and they’re going to listen. And he’s going to look for teams that have a stable situation between their head coach and their ownership, right? Stable. He’s also going to be looking for a team that is also looking for a quarterback that has a reputation for game-winning drives and fourth quarter comebacks. I’m excited. Maybe he’s the missing piece for someone. We’ll see what happens. I’m excited for my brother’s future. I’m a little upset, alright, so that’s what happens.”
Carr is under contract through 2025 after agreeing to a three-year, $121.5 million extension in April.
For the season, Carr leads the league with 14 interceptions while having completed 60.8 percent of his passes for 3,522 yards and 24 touchdowns. In his nine seasons, the Raiders have finished with a winning record just twice and have two playoff appearances, losing in the first round each time.
