Chargers’ Joey Bosa, Raiders’ Derek Carr tackle smack talk with compliments
LA TimesLas Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, right, tries to scramble away from Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa during the Chargers’ win in October. “I’m a fan of him,” said Bosa, who on Thursday called Carr “one of the top passers” in the NFL, “a really good guy” and a “great competitor.” Carr, speaking to reporters in Las Vegas a day earlier, labeled the Chargers’ Pro Bowl edge rusher as “one of the best in the world” before adding, “I think the world of Joey.” Entering the teams’ game Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Bosa and Carr swapped the sort of respect befitting players with a combined 14 NFL seasons who will share the same field for the ninth time. That night, Bosa noted that Carr appeared shaken by the Chargers’ pass rush, saying the quarterback “was pretty much curling into a ball” even before being sacked on a play in the fourth quarter. “But it’s fun chirping back and forth.” Last weekend against Denver, Bosa engaged with Drew Lock, who was caught by a field microphone questioning Bosa’s stamina following a play.
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