HENDERSON, Nev.--As you can imagine, the Las Vegas Raiders franchise quarterback Derek Carr was all smiles as he talked about his much deserved, three-year extension with the Silver and Black.Carr's new deal comes after years of click-bait speculation that the Raiders' were not happy with him. We have reported that the organization was committed to Carr for two years, despite the unfounded rumors. We even reported that it was Carr who was a main attraction for Coach Josh McDaniels in coming to Las Vegas.Despite the no-trade clause in the deal, I do not expect the minority, albeit vocal Carr detractors to again run with every wild rumor po sible, in hope that he will depart. It won't happen, but it won't stop those with an agenda against the Silver and Black leader.You can watch the entire pre s conference above, or read the transcript below.Quarterback Derek CarrQ: What does it mean to you personally to get this deal done and lock yourself in with the Raiders? Carr: As you know, man, it's been it's been crazy, this journey. And we feel like in the last couple of years, we've been trending in the right direction. And for me, it's says so much about a lot of things. There is a lot of coaches you got to prove it, there is a lot of GMs that you have to prove it to you. Theres been a lot of turnover, a lot of different players that you play with and to still be able to be here, it means something Andre Dawson Jersey to me because like, I understand if someone came in, theyd want somebody new. Like, I get it, you know? But the fact that they keep believing in me and watching the tape and saying, Wow, we want you to be here for some more years or some more time. That means that means way more to me than any of the other stuff it has to do with. I've only wanted to be a Raider and I told my agent, I said, I'm either going to be a Raider or I'm going to be playing golf. Like, I don't want to play anywhere else. That's how much this place means to me. And I don't get Kyle Hendricks Jersey really fired up talking about it or anything like that, but I hope people can hear my heart on that, that I was dead serious when I meant that. So, I had one year left on my contract. If it was one year, it was going to be one year, you know? Thankfully, it'll be four more and hopefully we can build on that, and I can finish and do what I set out to do nine years ago, and that is to win a championship. But that doesn't happen unle s you put a lot of work in, and we have a long way to go before that can happen.Q: How similar or different did the negotiations go compared to how you thought it would go? Carr: Yeah, I thought the whole time it was always trending the right direction. For me, everyone looks at like certain numbers and they're going to say, Oh, well, they're not going to get the whole picture of how it's structured and how we did things. Tim Younger , my agent, myself and the team, we made sure guys like Chandler Jones , guys like Davante Adams Brandon Morrow Jersey , guys like hopefully Hunter Renfrow and Foster Moreau and those guys can stay here the way we structured it. I went through a heartbreak already last time I signed my contract, my best friend left (Khalil Mack) and I didn't want that to ever happen again. And so, this was an opportunity for me to prove to the team, to the organization, to our fans that the way we're going to structure this is so that we can keep everybody together and really, really have real continuity, really have something to build on. And so, for me, it was like, how do we do that? Usually in these negotiations, how much money can we get? And then theyre, how much can we save? And this was just different. There was a learning curve about it, like how do we make that happen to where I feel good and to where the team feels great, like, man, we can still build a championship team around you. And so, that was what was important to us. And hopefully this contract proves that.Q: Were you willing to play on a one-year deal? Carr: Oh, yeah. I talked to my agent, I said, Look, at the end of the day, I want to be a Raider. And I am crazy enough to go out there on one year and especially with the guys that are going to be around me, I said I'll take that chance and see what happens. But David Ross Jersey I think for me, I am a little bit different in the way that I think and in the way that I view this busine s. And I know not a lot of people view it the same way I do. I mean, you see guys wanting to get out and leave places all the time because it's too hard or it's not the right situation and all that kind of stuff, and more power to them. But there's something about this place where I was just like, I'll do whatever it takes just to be here. And so, for me, if it was one year, yeah. I mean, it sucks. It's not what the plan was from the team or from me, but I will do it. But they made it clear all along that this was a priority. So, I didn't really ever feel like the pre sure that that was going to happen.Q: How early on in the proce s do they make that clear to you?Carr: I don't ever want to talk for somebody else. But I'll say it was very clear to me how they felt about me day one. And, again, I don't ever want to speak for Dave Ziegler or speak for Josh McDaniels , but I knew I was going to be a Raider. I was just hoping that it'd be for longer than what my contract was at that moment. Q: With some of the moves that the team has made this off-season, how confident do you feel about the teams ability to move forward this year off of last seasons succe s? Carr: You know me, I'm always confident. Im always optimistic. I always think we're going to be alright, but I am excited. I think it's okay to be excited for what we've done. I'm excited where we're going, for who's locked up and who hopefully we can get locked up also and things like that. I think we have a special group of guys. I think we do have a special group of guys. But having a special group of guys doesn't correlate to wins. For me, the question of can I win a playoff game? Like, yeah, that's ridiculous. Yes. Just because we had one chance and we lost in the last series of a game to the AFC Champions. Yeah, I think we can, and it just shows you how close we were. But with that said, 55 percent of teams that make the playoffs the next year don't. So, odds are against us, and I like that kind of thought proce s better. So, I'm going to keep that underdog mentality and kind of that chip on James Norwood Jersey my shoulder mindset. But at the same time, I know what I'm capable of. I know what our team's capable of and I'm excited to see. Obviously, we have to earn that spot. I don't know what we were, the fifth seed or something like that. Hopefully we can earn more than that this year. That's always the goal. With this division, it'll be tough, but