Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr reportedly is closing in on a new contract worth $25 million a year, and if he hits that number he’ll become the NFL’s highest-paid player.
Raiders and Derek Carr are close to finalizing a deal expected to pay their quarterback about $25 million per year, per league sources.
According to Sportrac, the 14 highest-paid players in the NFL are quarterbacks, and Indianapolis’ Andrew Luck is currently on top at $24.594 million. Arizona’s Carson Palmer ($23.35M), New Orleans’ Drew Brees ($24.25M), Washington’s Kirk Cousins ($23.9436M) and Baltimore’s Joe Flacco ($22.