After weeks of speculation surrounding the contract negotiations between Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders, today it final becomes official as Carr and the Raiders have reached a deal on a five year, $125 million dollar contract extension.
The contract makes Carr the highest paid player in NFL history, surpassing Andrew Luck who was previously held that title. The exact language and details of the deal have not yet been released but it has been rumored to be as much as $70 million dollars of guaranteed money, which a large amount of that cash coming on the back-end of the deal.