There have been many rumors about Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr being a commercial contender.
However, there is a chance that a Raiders quarterback will be defeated and not be Carr.
After a season as a reserve with the Raiders and an impressive relief display of Carr, Marcus Mariota is attracting suitors, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported on Tuesday.
“Marcus Mariota is getting some commercial interest too,” said Rapoport on Tuesday. NFL NOW. “There is a legitimate and real interest in Mariota”.
As the quarterback’s carousel has already begun to spin with the imminent switch of the Detroit Lions-Los Angeles Rams by Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, Rapoport reported on Sunday that the teams believed the Raiders were open to swapping Carr or Mariota.
On Tuesday, Rapoport reported that the teams showed interest in Carr and that “it didn’t look [the Raiders have] I hung up the phone, but I don’t have the feeling that they want to negotiate with him either. “
In Mariota, however, the Raiders have a former first-round player who shone in 2020 and has some promises ahead.
The 27-year-old Mariota played just one game for the Raiders, a 30-27 loss in Week 15 to the Los Angeles Chargers. But Mariota came to relieve an injured Carr and looked excellent, delivering 17 of 28 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown and running nine times for 88 yards and a score. Mariota signed a two-year contract with the Raiders before the 2020 season and has a base salary of $ 10.625 million in 2021.
The second choice of the 2015 NFL Draft, Mariota believes that a remarkable career turnaround may be in store and he could be the next Ryan Tannehill, as Rapoport said. Tannehill was a first-round pick for the Dolphins, who did not go as well as he hoped and moved on to the Titans as a reserve and eventually took over the title role, which resulted in the transfer of Mariota to Las Vegas.
Mariota may well be leaving Las Vegas, but with some aspirations far greater than those with which he came to the Raiders. Time and a crazy off-season ahead will tell the story.