Buying and selling Derek Carr could also be more difficult than the Raiders hoped.
“The Raiders have little or no leverage as a result of Carr has a no-trade clause, and groups imagine they will signal Carr for a extra favorable contract, wrote The Atheltic’s Jeff Howe.
If a workforce trades for Carr, it inherits a contract with three years remaining and a mean wage of $40.5 million, per Spotrac. Nevertheless, if it waits till Carr’s launch, they will re-negotiate and signal a less expensive deal.
Groups additionally know the Raiders lack negotiating energy as a result of they want extra time. They have to launch Carr earlier than Feb. 15, or his remaining wage is activated. Releasing him earlier than solely ends in a $5.6M cap hit.
The Raiders can get an extension on this deadline if Carr approves. But throughout a Thursday information convention, he indicated he wouldn’t prolong the deadline for the Raiders. “I do not assume that will be greatest for me,” he mentioned.
The Raiders’ choices are restricted, so they could should restructure Carr’s deal to re-ignite commerce curiosity.
“I get the sense that some groups will wish to rework this deal to facilitate a commerce,” wrote ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
It is unclear if Carr can be keen to re-negotiate his present deal, however he may choose a commerce “as a result of the optics of getting traded are higher than getting lower,” wrote Sports activities Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
Regardless, the marketplace for Carr is chilly, reducing commerce likelihood and rising the prospect that he’s launched.
