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With Derek Carr’s future with the Las Vegas Raiders uncertain, all three teams are expected to make offers for the quarterback.
The Las Vegas Raiders are still in the hunt for the playoffs at the start of Week 17, albeit barely following their 13-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But for the rest of the season, the Raiders won’t start Derek Carr at quarterback. Instead, head coach Josh McDaniels will accompany Jarrett Stidham for the team’s final two games once morest the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
Carr’s future with the team is very uncertain, as the team will have to fully guarantee him around $33 million for the 2023 season if he is on the roster on Feb. 15. If they have to leave before then, they will be valued at a cap of $5.6 million.
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the team made the decision to sit Carr out for the final two games to avoid injury in order to keep their selling price high. But what exactly would it cost an interested team to acquire it?
FanSided National NFL Reporter Matt Verderame spoke with a senior personnel executive, who said they believe the Raiders might get a return similar to what the Philadelphia Eagles got from the Colts. ‘Indianapolis for Carson Wentz. For those unfamiliar, the Eagles received a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 first-round pick for Wentz.
There are plenty of teams that will need a quarterback for the 2023 league year. But which teams should call the Raiders to end a bid for Carr? These three organizations stand out.
3 teams who should have deals ready for trade Derek Carr, No. 3: New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints need a quality starting quarterback. Since Drew Brees retired at the end of the 2020 campaign, the team has tried Jameis Winston, Andy Dalton, Trevor Siemian and Ian Book at quarterback. None of them were/are the answer to the position.
Normally, with the Saints in the top half of the first round despite still being in contention for the NFC South title, you look to draft prospects. The problem is, they don’t have a first-round pick this year, as they traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles in their extremely convoluted trade last year that landed them two first-round picks in 2022. So , there won’t be a Will Levis or Anthony Richardson heading to New Orleans at the end of April.
Given the reported price to acquire Carr, the team might still succeed by knocking down a third round this year and a first next year.
The Saints present themselves as an ideal landing spot for any quarterback. They have a solid running back to lean on in Alvin Kamara and a future star at wide receiver in Chris Olave. There’s also the potential that Michael Thomas might once once more become a dominant force in the passing game. Not to mention, Carr’s first head coach to enter the league was Dennis Allen, who is the boss of the Saints.
