The Facts: Carr is in the midst of his third offseason with Jon Gruden. Heading into each one, he has heard all about how he would be replaced as the Raiders' starter. The rumblings reached a fever pitch this spring, the combination of Tom Brady hitting free agency, Carr's dead cap hit dropping by nearly $20 million, and the Raiders holding two picks in the top 20 amid a loaded QB draft class. Las Vegas did bring in a veteran QB -- Marcus Mariota -- while Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock used the No. 12 overall pick on wide receiver Henry Ruggs III before drafting two more skill players in the third round. Carr said he's been kept in the loop the entire time and never had any concerns about his job security.

Diehards Line:"No. And I say no without getting into too much detail," Carr said. "I can tell you that Mr. Mayock and Mr. Gruden both called me and said that they did their due diligence on everything. ... And they can tell you that in their own words. I am not going to say what they said, because it's kind of awesome and I don't want them to have to answer for it. But I felt very comfortable with what they said. I've never been blindsided by these guys. That would be the only time I'd be mad, but every word that they've said to me, they have stuck true to." That apparently included their interest in signing Mariota. The former Titans starter and 2015 No. 2 overall pick was given an incentive-laden, two-year deal in March. Carr said it's part of the Vegas braintrust's plan to put together the "best quarterback room in all of football." Others might read the situation differently, given Gruden's well-known admiration for Mariota's game. But Carr, who set career highs in completion percentage and yards last season while cutting down on interceptions and taking far fewer sacks, insisted he's not looking over his shoulder. "I gotta be honest with you, it doesn't even bother me one bit," he said. Carr said that his mind is on finding ways to score more points and win more games, which doesn’t leave him room to care about anything else. Reaching both those goals would make the chatter around Carr more positive whether he’s listening to it or not.