Derek Carr gets 3-year extension from Raiders

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Through a season of turmoil, Derek Carr performed at his best. So the Las Vegas Raiders have given the veteran quarterback a three-year contract extension.

The extension is worth $121.5 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press, speaking Wednesday on condition of anonymity.

Despite all of the issues with the Raiders last season, including the resignation of coach Jon Gruden, Carr helped them to the playoffs as a wild card in the tough AFC West. He threw for a career-high 4,804 yards and 23 touchdowns as Las Vegas went 10-7 before losing at Cincinnati in the postseason.

"I’ve only wanted to be a Raider again and I told my agent (Tim Younger), I said, ‘I’m either gonna be a Raider or I’m gonna be playing golf.’ I don’t want to play anywhere else," Carr said during Wednesday’s news conference. "That’s how much this place means to me."

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FILE - Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) runs with the ball during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland.  (AP Photo/Kirk Irwin, File)

Carr said it also meant a lot for him to structure the contract so the team could keep key components around him for a long time while building "a championship team."

"We made sure guys like Chandler (Jones), guys like Davante (Adams), guys like hopefully Hunter (Renfrow), and Foster (Moreau) and those guys can stay here," said Carr, the longest-tenured quarterback in the AFC. "I went through a heartbreak already the last time I signed my contract, my best friend (Khalil Mack) left. And I didn’t want that to ever happen again.

"This was an