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Raiders QB Derek Carr doesn’t appear to be a fan of ESPN’s First Take.
Early this morning, First Take host Max Kellerman talked about how the Raiders should draft Kyler Murray after implying that Carr quit on the team last season.
Pretty obvious, Carr is not the the long term answer there,” “You could see that, especially the first half of the season. I mean, I stopped watching Carr a lot the second of the season, who cares about the Raiders second half? But the first half of the season, he looked shell-shocked. He looked like a quarterback who had quit.”
You can see when quarterbacks don’t want it. Carr didn’t want it. I think Gruden knows they have to move on. The question is can they get anything for him.
Carr apparently saw Kellerman’s quote and challenged him and First Take co-host to a UFC fight.
@ufc @danawhite hey how do I challenge a couple of these clowns on tv to a fight? I think we should start a business together. Where pro athletes can challenge some of these people to an octagon fight until they give us an answer…. You don’t know me… stop lying.
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) January 23, 2019
Yes..say what you want but don’t question somebodies character as a man if you don’t know them. Our job as NFL athletes is to try and leave the game better for the next generations. So let’s start an octagon business to give some accountability to these kinds of people. 😉😂👊🏼
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) January 23, 2019
Stepgen A Smith fired back at Carr on Twitter and invited him over on the show.
Hey @derekcarrqb…..I heard you had a few things to say. Consider this a personal invitation. You are more than welcome to come on @FirstTake or sit down with me for a 1-on-1. I’m here, Bro! Nobody hiding.
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) January 24, 2019
Here’s the question: why is he talking about getting ME in the octagon instead of a UFC fighter, @danawhite. What do I have to do with the sorry-ass season the @Raiders. All I did was observe. But I’ll deal with this on @FirstTake. Yo, @derekcarrqb: Wrong Brother! https://t.co/rcjDxYyGYL
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) January 24, 2019
I would to see Carr go on First Take to confront Kellerman and Stephen A. Smith, would be amazing television.
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