MINNEAPOLIS -- As the Minnesota Vikings debate the futures of two quarterbacks -- the one they took in the first round in 2014 and the one for whom they traded a first-round pick last fall -- the contract extension of another quarterback from the 2014 draft could make the Vikings' decision even more expensive.
Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who went four picks after Teddy Bridgewater in the 2014 draft, now has a deal that makes him the highest-paid passer in the league, as measured by ESPN Stats & Information. Carr's extension gives him an annual salary of $25 million -- the highest in the league -- and includes $70.