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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels said he didn’t feel the need to give Longtime Starter Derek Carey A heads-up before Colin Kaepernick’s workout.
After bringing the 34-year-old free-agent quarterback in for a workout Wednesday, which reportedly impressed the Raiders, the coach insisted the team still holds Carr.
“I think Derek is quite comfortable with where he is,” McDaniels told reporters on Thursday, “I think he knows who he is to us and I know he knows how I feel about him, how we feel about him. I don’t think so for Derek at the moment It’s really a big deal.”
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team’s practice facility Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Henderson, Nev.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
Carr, 31, signed a three-year, $121.5 million extension this year, and he continues as the team’s starting quarterback. The Raiders were reportedly looking to see if Kaepernick would be a good fit A quarterback in the room that also includes Jarrett Stidham and Nick Mullens.
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“I think he knows it’s his football team, and he’s acting the same way on the field, and he’s leading the way we want him to lead, and he’s doing all the right things. doing,” McDaniel said. “I couldn’t have asked for more from Derek Carr and am so happy with what he’s doing so far.”
After John Gruden stepped down as Raiders coach in the middle of last season, Carr still managed to lead the team to the playoffs in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL.
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr celebrates driving the ball for the first time in the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, November 25, 2021 in Arlington, Texas.
(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
The three-time pro bowler achieved career highs in both passing yards (4,804) and interceptions (14) in 17 matches last season. He also threw 23 touchdowns and led the team to a 10–7 record before losing to the eventual AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card round.
McDaniels declined to say Thursday whether the team would sign Kaepernick, who last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he took a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
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The coach said during his press conference that he would not question the players who are not currently in the team.
“We brought in a lot of people to workout,” McDaniel said. “We said from day one that we would look at every opportunity, and he’s not the first player we looked at and not the last.”
“So there will be a lot of people who are going to come in and out of this building and have an opportunity to make an impression,” Koch said. “What we evaluate is private to us and we will do it if we decide to add someone to the team.”
Kaepernick said in a podcast interview last month that he “absolutely” wants to play in the league again and is even ready to return to the league as a backup quarterback if it increases the chances of his return. Help comes.
FILE – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) searches for a receiver during the second quarter of the team’s NFC Divisional Playoff NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in San Francisco, January 12, 2013.
(AP photo/Tony Eveller, file)
While Carr did not speak Thursday, other players, including defensive end Max Crosby, were asked about the team bringing in Kaepernick for a workout.
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“Honestly, I don’t know much about it,” Crosby told reporters. “I’m worried about the people who are here right now, so that’s really all I have.”