UCLA is bringing in Derek Carr for a new role that keeps the former NFL quarterback close to the game. According to Adam Schefter, the Bruins are hiring Carr as a special advisor to the head coach.
Carr’s job won’t stop there. He will also help with game-planning and work directly with the quarterback group.
The move comes after Carr said earlier this year that he hasn’t completely shut the door on retirement and that multiple teams had reached out to gauge his interest.
Carr, 35, entered the league as a second-round pick of the Raiders in 2014. His contract history has been a major part of his career path ever since.
While in the final year of his deal, the Raiders gave him a five-year, $125 million extension with $70 million guaranteed in 2017. He later stood to make a base salary of $19.77 million in the final year of that contract and was set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2023 when he signed a three-year, $121.5 million extension.
The Raiders moved on from him the following season, and Carr then landed a four-year, $150 million deal with the Saints.
In the final year of that contract in 2026, he was due a base salary of $40 million and $50 million in total.
Carr’s 2024 season was limited to ten games for New Orleans, but he still completed 68.1 percent of his passes for 1,926 yards, 14 touchdowns, and four interceptions.
Over his career, Carr has played 169 games for the Raiders and Saints and finished with a 77-92 record. He completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 41,245 yards, with 257 touchdowns and 112 interceptions.
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