Retired quarterback has a lot of fans here
We all know that Derek Carr was one of the most polarizing players in the history of the Raiders’ franchise.
But if our recent poll is any indication, it seems now that his playing days are over, Raiders fans mostly feel good about the quarterback. Shortly after Carr, who spent the past two seasons with the New Orleans Saints, retired, we asked Raiders fans their thoughts on him.
After mostly being split on Carr during most of his nine seasons as the Raiders’ quarterback, the tone has changed. In a poll with nearly 700 votes cast, a whopping 79 percent of the voters said they look at Carr as a great Raider, while just 21 percent aren’t buying it.
Carr was drafted by the then-Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft (No. 36 overall). He became the team’s starter as a rookie and kept that job until he was suddenly benched in 2022 by first-year coach Josh McDaniels in Week 17 with the Raiders still (barely) in playoff contention. He was cut early in the offseason and signed with the Saints.
In the end, Carr is the team’s all-time leader in passing yardage with 35,222 yards and it seems, he’s walked away from the game with support from the Raider Nation.
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