Saints' Derek Carr reveals Raiders only allowed him to talk with one team for potential trade before release

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr opened up about the last few days of his time with the Las Vegas Raiders and said he was willing to be traded from the team.

Carr was released from Las Vegas after the franchise failed to find the right suitor in a trade. Carr had a no-trade clause in his contract and did not need to help the Raiders in any capacity move on from him. However, he said he was willing to be traded to another team but was only allowed to talk to one team.

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Quarterback Derek Carr, #4, participates during a Pro Bowl rehearsal event at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

"I was very willing to accept a trade," Carr said Saturday, via ESPN. "But I was only able to talk to one team. I was only given permission to talk to one team. As much as I love and respect those guys, Dave and Josh over at the Raiders, how do I make that decision when it’s the only time in my career that I’ve been, or could possibly be free? I can’t possibly make that decision without being able to talk to other people. But I still almost made the decision. I felt so much love here. Like, I still almost did it.

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Derek Carr, #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders, stands on the sidelines during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 8, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

"But at the end of the day, I just felt like I knew that