Derek Carr was waiting for Jordy Nelson with an open passenger seat when his plane touched down on Wednesday. The two spent almost all day together, both at the team facility and driving around the area. They saw Raiders’ neighborhoods, the hillside, California cattle and Nelson even met Carr’s family as the former longtime Green Bay Packer weighed whether he wanted the Bay Area to be his new home after a decade in Wisconsin.
Nelson, 32, joined the Packers in 2008 as a second-round draft pick and had been with the team until his release on Tuesday. He developed a reputation as one of the league’s best receivers and a key cog in the locker room.