The reaction from some NFL fans – including my dad – to quarterback Derek Carr’s monster deal with Oakland was somewhat predictable:
“What’s he ever done?”
And while it’s true Carr has led only one winning season in three years in Oakland, that season came just before he entered his final year of his contract (due to the good fortune – in this case –of being a second-round pick without a fifth-year option).
Cam Newton’s salary cap number will peaks at $23.2 million in 2019. That’s when the Panthers could begin discussions about reworking Newton’s deal.