Derek Carr to wear armband in homage to Kobe Bryant

Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) sets up behind his offensive linemen Rodney Hudson ( ... — Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) sets up behind his offensive linemen Rodney Hudson (61), Denzelle Good (71) and Kolton Miller (74) during the fourth quarter of an NFL game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (Heidi Fang /Las Vegas Review-Journal) @HeidiFang

Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant is on hand to support his good friend Los Angeles Sparks head coach Derek Fisher in a WNBA basketball game versus the Las Vegas Aces at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Sunday, May 26, 2019, in Las Vegas. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said Tuesday he will wear an armband as a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant.

“Watched every game he played,” Carr said on a Zoom call with reporters. “He meant so much to me. When he followed me on Twitter, it was one of the best days of my life. Then I got to know him.”

Bryant, a former Los Angeles Lakers star who died in a helicopter crash in January, would often wear a long sleeve on his right arm. The Raiders tweeted a photo of Carr wearing one on his left arm.

"He meant so much to me."@derekcarrqb will wear an arm band this year as a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/iJKr16LuYs

— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) August 4, 2020

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