ALAMEDA – Derek Carr isn't one for extravagance. The low-key Raiders quarterback already has some nice cars, a house and some luxury items to his name, but signing a $125 million contract extension Friday morning won't prompt a spending spree.
Cornerback Sean Smith suggested he get a Bugatti. That's a $1 million car.
"Yeah," Carr said with a smirk. "That's not going to happen."
That isn't the 26-year old's style. Carr had a his own plan after signing on the dotted line.
"I've been eating clean," Carr said. "I'll probably get Chick-fil-A."
That makes sense. This is a guy who celebrated his first NFL victory with a trip through a Carl's Jr. drive-in.
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There will be other purchases. His wife Heather will get something nice in the near future. His family, especially Heather and sons Dallas and Deker, will be taken care of for life.
After all that, Carr plans to spread the wealth.
"The exciting thing for me moneywise, honestly, is this money is going to help a lot of people," Carr said. "I'm very thankful to have it, that it's in our hands because it's going to help people. Not only in this country, but in a lot of countries around the world. That's what's exciting to me."
Carr and former Raiders running back Latavius Murray took a missionary trip to Haiti, an impoverished nation had a profound impact on the star quarterback.
"I've been down to Haiti and I've seen some of those struggles that they have and the kids there, and my heart just… I cry sometimes thinking about it," Carr said. "So, just knowing that we can go down there and make a difference and help, those are the kind of things that the money makes me kind of like, ‘Oh my gosh.' Because now we can really do some things to help a lot of people."
He plans to support those in that area, in addition to global and domestic charities he has been involved with over the years. Don't expect a press release accompanying every donation. Carr would rather keep those decisions private.
"I'm going to do my best to make sure no one knows what we do with it," Carr said. "I'll just say this, I can assure you that it's going to help a lot of people. I'm not stingy. My business manager will probably be on me saying, ‘Hey man, that's enough.' I won't get into when, how or why. It's not all about that for me. It's about making a difference. That's what's exciting for me is that we'll be able to do that."
