PALO ALTO – Raiders cornerback T.J. Carrie became a father on Super Bowl Sunday. Newborn son Elijah Carrie has been the sole focus these last few weeks, as T.J. learns on the job how to be a dad.
Pardon him if he hasn’t thought much about impending free agency. The 2014 seventh-round pick turned full-time starter has a rookie deal expiring soon, with a raise on the horizon following his best season as a pro.
That’ll come in March. Early February, however, has kept him otherwise engaged.
“I’ve been so busy with my little one, and I haven’t been getting any sleep,” Carrie said Thursday.