Derek Carr free company will probably be ‘lengthy course of,’ QB’s brother says

Derek Carr’s free company goes to be a “long process,” in response to the veteran quarterback’s brother, who says the four-time Pro Bowler will “do his due diligence” in selecting a brand new staff.

Carr visited with the Jets final weekend and likewise spent a number of days with the Saints earlier this month however nonetheless is a free agent as of Tuesday, one week after being launched by the Raiders. His older brother David Carr, a former NFL quarterback, mentioned Derek’s current go to with the Jets throughout an interview Monday night time.

“He had a great trip, but it’s honestly going to be a long process though,” David Carr mentioned throughout an interview with NFL Network. “He really only has the Saints, the Raiders and the Jets to kind of compare those three places. So he wants to do his due diligence and see as many places as he can to get a feel for what the best place for him will be.”

David mentioned Derek “hit it off” with Jets head coach Robert Saleh and likewise famous that his youthful brother has a relationship with newly employed quarterbacks coach Todd Downing, who was a Raiders assistant coach throughout Carr’s first three Pro Bowl seasons in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

“He went there to get a feel for how they work, from the top down,” David mentioned. “Everyone he met — and we knew he would love Robert Saleh — I’ve known Robert for a while … he’s fantastic. They hit it off, and they would love to work together.

“But there’s loads of inquiries to be requested. He has to search out out the interior workings — clearly how the entrance workplace works, however then additionally I feel an important factor for him as a veteran quarterback: what’s it going to be like as an offensive play-caller and a quarterback and that relationship. Todd Downing is there — he has a relationship with Todd. Nathaniel Hackett can be there. So how does all that work? They had chat, they talked about loads of various things.”

Jets owner Woody Johnson said recently that quarterback was the “lacking piece” and that he would “completely” pay big bucks to acquire a veteran. The Jets started three quarterbacks last season, contributing to acute struggles on offense and a six-game losing streak to end the season. They changed offensive coordinators, replacing Mike LaFleur with Hackett.

“Obviously the staff is simply in want of a quarterback and a few stability there,” David Carr said. “They have loads of good elements. There’s loads of issues which might be very constructive concerning the Jets.”

Signing Carr could be a departure from their current historical past for the Jets, who’ve used first-round draft picks on Mark Sanchez (2009), Sam Darnold (2018) and Zach Wilson (2021) however by no means achieved stability on the quarterback place. Since their final playoff season in 2010, the Jets have the fewest landing passes (225) and are tied with the Buccaneers for probably the most interceptions (210).

Carr, who turns 32 subsequent month, was launched by the Raiders final Tuesday after declining to waive his no-trade clause and simply earlier than greater than $40 million of his contract would have turn out to be assured. He holds just about each Raiders passing report and has thrown for greater than 4,000 yards in 4 of the previous 5 seasons.

Information from ESPN’s Rich Cimini and Paul Gutierrez was used on this report.