Derek Carr's free agency decision will take time, brother David says

Derek Carr is one of the most high-profile free agents of the 2023 offseason. But according to his brother, 2002 No. 1 overall pick David Carr, don’t expect Derek to make a quick decision.

“It’s gonna be a long process,” David Carr said Monday on NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. “He wants to do his due diligence and see as many places as he can to get a feel for what the best place for him will be.”

Derek Carr has already visited with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets.

He was released last week after nine seasons with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders organization. He was a four-time Pro Bowler with the team after being drafted in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Fresno State.

In 142 starts over his nine-year career, Carr has a 63-79 record. He has thrown for 35,222 yards, 217 touchdowns and 99 interceptions in his career.

This past season, Carr threw for 3,522 yards, which is his lowest total since the 2017 season. He also tossed 24 touchdowns and 14 picks with a 60.8% completion percentage, the second-lowest of his career.

More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency highlighted by Derek Carr’s decision

The NFL 2023 calendar year is set to begin at 4 p.m. ET on March 15 when contracts running through 2022 will officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 7. Beginning March 13 through March 15 teams will be allowed a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.

In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets while April 26 marks the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets. 722 players are slated to become free agents in 2023.

More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents

Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match that round pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.