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Raiders QB Derek Carr released an unprompted goodbye message to Raiders fans Thursday.
After being benched at the end of the season, it became immediately clear the Raiders were likely going to go in a different direction.
Now, amid reports the Raiders will start the process of searching for a trade, Carr has released a message acknowledging his time with the Raiders is likely over.

Sources: The #Raiders will begin the process of evaluating the trade market for QB Derek Carr, as they prepare for a decision on their QB for the future.

It seems as though Las Vegas has seen the last of the quarterback.
Derek Carr posted a goodbye message to Raider Nation on Wednesday, seemingly confirming that Las Vegas has seen the last of the quarterback. 
Carr, who will likely be traded this offseason after being benched by Las Vegas in the season’s final stretch, took to Twitter and posted an emotional farewell to the team he’s called home since 2014. 
“Raider Nation, it breaks my heart I didn’t get an opportunity to say goodbye in person,” he wrote. “We certainly have been on a roller coaster in our 9 years together.

A pair of 49ers look to hit their numbers on Saturday, and you can bank on Dak Prescott’s interception issues on Monday night.
The NFL playoffs are here! Whether you won your fantasy football league or not, you can still take home some postseason cheese with player props! Here are a few of the props I like heading into this weekend, and you can find them (and many, many more) over at SI Sportsbook. Also, be sure to check out the props from our own Princess of Props, Jen Piacenti, and betting and fantasy expert Frankie Taddeo!
Christian McCaffrey over 16.

Target these three player props for Sunday night’s Ravens-Bengals wild-card matchup, including Ja’Marr Chase.
Joe Burrow and the Bengals are expected to roll against a Ravens squad that will likely be without Lamar Jackson in Sunday night’s wild-card showdown.
With bettors now facing an inflated point spread due to the quarterback issues for Baltimore, the value now falls upon investing in player proposition wagers.

The New York Giants are heading into Minneapolis after having rested their starters for Week 18, and they prepare to face the Minnesota Vikings as underdogs. But Craig Carton lays out why we could see an upset in the Wild Card round.

Derek Carr wrote his farewell message to the Raiders on social media Thursday, saying it “breaks my heart I didn’t get an opportunity to say goodbye in person.

The Chicago Bears have named Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren as their new president and CEO.

Kevin Harvick, the 2014 Cup champion and with 60 career victories, will make this 23rd season his last in NASCAR.

Charles White, the legendary USC tailback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1979, died Wednesday. He was 64.

He departs the conference after an impactful three-year tenure.
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren is set to leave college sports to take the job as president and CEO of the Bears, sources confirm to Sports Illustrated‘s Pat Forde. The news was first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport on Thursday morning, and the Bears subsequently confirmed the move. 
Warren will leave the Big Ten after impactful three years as its commissioner.