Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr said he will play out the 2016 season even if a contract extension is not agreed upon before the start of the season. Carr added that he doesn’t want the extension to be a distraction this year. The quarterback’s hope is that an extension will be done by training camp.

Footballguys View: The Raiders should work diligently to get this done. Carr is one of the best young quarterbacks in the league, and that new extension is going to be a hefty price tag. He’s worth it, and everybody knows it. They don’t need to go through any franchise tag scenario with Carr, just sign him to a big money deal and move on. Plenty of teams would love to have the ‘problem’ of signing Carr.