Lindsay H. Jones

USA TODAY Sports

The last time the Oakland Raiders were together, back in early January, quarterback Derek Carr was just days removed from surgery to repair a broken bone in his ankle.

Now, less than four months after the injury that ended Carr’s MVP-candidate season and derailed the Raiders’ playoff hopes, Carr was able to join his teammates for the start of the offseason conditioning program. Players will spend three weeks working with the strength staff before they are allowed on the field later this spring.

“I did everything my teammates did today. I will do everything my teammates do tomorrow,” Carr said Monday. “I’m truly blessed it wasn’t worse.”

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With the bulk of his rehab in the past, Carr is now focused on next season, which he acknowledged Monday will be a different one for himself and his teammates following owner Mark Davis’ decision to move the franchise to Las Vegas. The Raiders will play at least the next two seasons in Oakland before relocating.

“It’s a weird situation. My focus is here and now making sure our fans feel appreciated, know their getting the best version of me and my teammates,” Carr said. “We still have some good years in front of us here.”

Last month, head coach Jack Del Rio said that because of that extended relocation timeline and the rapid roster turnover in the NFL from year to year, many current Raiders won’t even be on the team when the team moves.

That predicted trend likely doesn’t apply to Carr, however.

Carr said his agent has been in discussions for months with Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie about a contract extension. This offseason was the earliest the Raiders could begin negotiating a new deal for Carr, who was a second-round pick in 2014.

Carr said he was told negotiations will resume after the draft at the end of the month, and he hopes a deal would be completed before the start of training camp in late July.

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