Suffice to say, Derek Carr's first return to a real NFL game later this summer will be a lot happier than his last exit from one.
Carr agreed to terms on a record-breaking five-year, $125 million extension through 2022 Thursday, less than six months after his broken fibula on Christmas Eve ended his MVP-caliber third season and the Raiders' best shot at returning to the Super Bowl in nearly a decade-and-a-half.
Carr's average annual salary of $25 million is $406,000 more than Andrew Luck's, making him —for now — the NFL's highest-paid player. The deal is expected to include $70 million guaranteed, which would trail league-wide only the $87 million Indianapolis promised Luck.