{"id":9249,"date":"2023-01-25T11:10:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=9249"},"modified":"2023-03-16T14:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:59:11","slug":"las-vegas-raiders-qb-derek-carr-says-hes-found-peace-in-jesus-after-an-upsetting-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/01\/las-vegas-raiders-qb-derek-carr-says-hes-found-peace-in-jesus-after-an-upsetting-season.html","title":{"rendered":"NFL QB Derek Carr Says He’s Found Peace in Jesus After an Upsetting Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NFL quarterback Derek Carr says he has found peace in Christ following a disappointing season in which he was benched as the starter for the Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

Speaking at Church LV in Las Vegas, Carr joked that he’s “had a few weeks off” to reflect on life. The Raiders finished the season 6-11 and did not qualify for the NFL playoffs,\u00a0Raiders Beat reports<\/a>. “I removed myself from a situation, and I just got in God’s presence every day,” Carr said. “I got in His presence, and I found peace. And I found joy. I found answers to my questions.”<\/p>\n

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Carr guided the Raiders to a 10-7 record and a playoff appearance in 2021 but struggled this season,\u00a0finishing<\/a>\u00a0with his lowest quarterback rating in five years. NFL observers say he likely will be playing for a different team next season. Carr spoke for nearly an hour at the Las Vegas church. Most of his sermon did not involve the topic of his career, although he addressed it from the outset, knowing that Raiders fans were in the crowd.<\/p>\n

Carr said, “Everybody is asking me, ‘How are you doing?’… I’m doing great, and I’m gonna tell you why. I’m doing great walking with Jesus. He has been speaking so loud to me. It’s been so clear to me. That doesn’t mean that it has felt easy. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t woken up and felt angry at times. That doesn’t mean I haven’t woken up and felt a little upset at times, sad at times. Dang, I really wish I could have done more. I really wish that I could have helped more or I could have done better.”<\/p>\n

Carr continued, “I didn’t accomplish the things that I wanted to accomplish \u2026 with the Raiders. [But] there are things still for me to accomplish in Las Vegas.” Every person, he said, comes up short at times in their life.<\/p>\n

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Derek Carr speaking at the Church of Las Vegas last night.#DerekCarr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VmRttVrSIH<\/a><\/p>\n

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