March 2017 - Las Vegas Raiders Wiretap

Derek Carr Won't Discuss Extension With Raiders During Camp

Jun 1, 2017 12:09 PM

Derek Carr has given the Oakland Raiders a deadline of training camp to discuss a contract extension.

Carr will break off talks and play the 2017 season under the final season of his rookie contract if the two sides are unable to agree upon an extension by the start of training camp.

"I wouldn't even answer my phone," Carr said Tuesday, following the Raiders' open-to-the-media OTA practice. "The money isn't the thing that drives me. ... What drives me is making sure I'm giving everything that I have with my abilities, and making sure that we win. And I don't want anything distracting my thought process at all.

"Now, that's not a jab, or anything like that. That's just me saying I'm not going to deal with anything that's not helping me just focus on winning."

Paul Gutierrez/ESPN

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Former Lions All-Pro Wayne Walker Dies At Age 80

May 20, 2017 1:16 AM

Former Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker and kicker Wayne Walker has died at the age of 80.

Walker, the Lions' fourth-round pick in 1958, played 15 seasons with Detroit, and when he retired he held a team record with 200 games played -- a mark since passed by Jason Hanson.

ESPN.com

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Reggie McKenzie Wants Derek Carr To Be 'Raider For His Career'

May 19, 2017 5:53 PM

Derek Carr has reportedly grown frustrated with the pace of contract talks with the Oakland Raiders, but the club isn't worried about their long-term relationship with the quarterback.

"I see Derek every day. We have a great relationship, communicate very well. That's not going to be an issue at all," Reggie McKenzie told 95.7 FM. "Only thing that comes to my thought when it comes to Derek Carr is I want Derek to be a Raider for his career."

In March, McKenzie told CSN Bay Area that "serious talks" on a new pact for Carr would begin after the draft.

NFL

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Derek Carr Frustrated By Pace Of Contract Talks With Raiders

May 18, 2017 9:09 AM

Derek Carr wants to work out a contract extension before the start of training camp, but there has been no significant communication between his agent and the Oakland Raiders within the last several weeks, according to two sources.

Carr is heading into the final year of a rookie contract that will pay him $977,519 in 2017. He has been waiting for the Raiders to get serious about a new deal since the end of the draft.

Michael Silver/NFL

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New Raiders Stadium Hopes To Open By June 2020

May 9, 2017 9:11 AM

The Raiders don't know when they'll leave Oakland for Las Vegas, but the Las Vegas Stadium Authority has generated a construction timeline that projects to have their new stadium open in June 2020.

The estimate has construction beginning in January 2018 and ending within 30 months.

The Raiders have a lease that allows them to play in Oakland through 2018.

Las Vegas Review Journal

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Marshawn Lynch Can Make Up To $8.9M From Raiders

May 4, 2017 11:48 AM

If Marshawn Lynch plays well with the Oakland Raiders he'll make quite a bit of money.

Lynch's base salary package consists of a $1 million roster bonus, a fully-guaranteed $1.35 million base salary, a $150,000 workout bonus, and $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses, according to sources.

The running back can make another $5.9 million beyond that, with three different incentive packages.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

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