As the ink on Derek Carr's five-year, $125 million deal with the Oakland Raiders was drying on Thursday, a few things became apparent.
Chief among those things in Detroit is Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his agent, Tom Condon, now have a baseline to work with in negotiations with the team.
While Stafford said last week that he didn't have a timetable for finishing up a contract extension, having Carr's contract completed could change his thinking.
The biggest question now isn’t if a deal will get done between Stafford and the Lions, it’s when.