Ex-Raiders QB Derek Carr to meet with another NFL team
Former Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, now a free agent after being released Tuesday, will reportedly visit with the New York Jets this weekend.
The Jets appear to be a good fit for Carr, who fills their need for an accomplished veteran quarterback. In turn, the Jets offer Carr a promising young roster, including a defense that gave up the fourth-fewest points per game in the NFL this season at 18.6.
It will be the second visit Carr has made with a team interested in his services after talking to the Saints last week. His two-day meeting with the Saints came as a member of the Raiders, who were hoping to trade their longtime quarterback to New Orleans. Carr, though, would not budge on waiving his no-trade clause to facilitate a deal.
The Raiders outright released him two days later.
Carr has connections to the Jets, as Todd Downing, their new passing game coordinator, was Carr’s quarterback coach with the Raiders from 2015 to 2016 and his offensive coordinator in 2017.
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