On paper, Derek Carr is now the richest quarterback in NFL history. He is still underpaid. At the very least, Carr is worth every dime of the $125 contract he’s signed with the Raiders, or an average of $25 million for each season of his new five-year deal.
You can make a case, though, that he deserves twice as much. You can make a case that’s true for any top NFL quarterback — and Carr qualifies.
Carr is young, just 26 years old. But he’s proven plenty enough in his three seasons. He’s already in the upper half of NFL quarterbacks not just statistically but by the measurement of any trained football eye.