Report: Derek Carr meeting with Panthers

Free-agent quarterback Derek Carr is scheduled to meet with the Carolina Panthers at the 2023 NFL Combine, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.

Carr is also set to have an in-person meeting with the New Orleans Saints and New York Jets, Rapoport adds. Carr previously visited both teams earlier this year.

Carr spent nine seasons as the Raiders' signal-caller, starting 142 contests during that stretch. Las Vegas benched him for the final two games of the 2022 season.

Matt Corral and Jacob Eason are the two Panthers quarterbacks under contract for next season. The 24-year-old Corral was a third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft but suffered a Lisfranc injury in the preseason that ended his campaign.

The Panthers had a revolving door of starting quarterbacks last year. Baker Mayfield started six games, while Sam Darnold and P.J. Walker each started five. Walker and Darnold are slated to become free agents.

The Carr visit signals the beginning of new head coach Frank Reich's quest to find a starting quarterback. The Panthers hold the ninth overall pick in the upcoming draft.

Carr threw for 3,522 yards with 24 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 15 starts last season.

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