ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Derek Carr recalls the last conversation he had with Michael Crabtree, who served primarily as the security blanket for the Oakland Raiders quarterback the previous three seasons.
"Standing around the corner in the hallway, begging him not to leave," Carr recalled Wednesday.
"'I promise I'll throw you the ball,' I said. He had two or three of his best, statistically, years of his career. That means a lot to me. I told him, 'I'll throw it to you,' and knowing him, he probably wanted it more. But that's Crab.