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Carr has the no trade clause. So whatever the Saints were willing to do, Carr would have to ok it. Given the position that the Raiders are in with that money, DC knew he was going to be able to do what he wants. It's a lot better for his future team to hold onto that draft capital and he can give the middle finger to the Raiders on his way out as they'll be left with nothing. 

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2 minutes ago, Karnage84 said:

Carr has the no trade clause. So whatever the Saints were willing to do, Carr would have to ok it. Given the position that the Raiders are in with that money, DC knew he was going to be able to do what he wants. It's a lot better for his future team to hold onto that draft capital and he can give the middle finger to the Raiders on his way out as they'll be left with nothing. 

If McDaniels didn't extend him we'd get a comp pick (I think he was signed through 22 and would have been FA, might be wrong). I think this is basically worst case scenario, but at least I enjoyed the entirety of his career and will be forever grateful.

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I’m somewhere between: Go you, Carr, you deserve everything; Ha ha, stupid raiders get nothing for making Carr the scapegoat; and wary that a team in prime position to trade for the bears pick and give up everything end up signing him and bowing out. 

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1 hour ago, JetsandI said:

Nah.   Whatever was said during the conversation between Carr and Saints is irrelevant because Raiders okayed it.

They ok'd them speaking. If Carr and NO colluded on Carr demanding a release so NO could sign him as a FA and not have to give any compensation to LV, that's not ok.

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1 hour ago, JetsandI said:

Nah.   Whatever was said during the conversation between Carr and Saints is irrelevant because Raiders okayed it.

Nah that’s not true. If the Saints even lightly implied they’d rather Carr get released to not give draft picks, they would have colluded and should forfeit many draft picks. 

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Honestly, this is why players have no-trade clauses.   Raiders didn't want to take a chance on an injury guaranteeing Carr's 2023 salary, that's their prerogative.   Carr is using his to choose his team/path in FA.    That's his right.

Even if he chooses the Saints, this is why players & agents insist on having the NTC.    There isn't going to be a tampering question, it's just the advantage of having the NTC.  

The other part with NO/Carr - I expect they'll offer a different deal, that backloads heavily - that allows them to cut Michael Thomas outright and restructure other deals to get under the cap (they can restructure 65M in deals, and cutting Jameis Winston as a post-June 1 adds another 12.8M).     So there's a path with Carr taking a low 2023 hit that allows the Saints to make this work.

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12 minutes ago, BayRaider said:

Nah that’s not true. If the Saints even lightly implied they’d rather Carr get released to not give draft picks, they would have colluded and should forfeit many draft picks. 

The Anti-Tampering policy does not apply once a team gives written permission to another team to negotiate with the player. They don’t get to dictate anything after that.

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