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Derek Carr trolls Seahawks for not giving ball to Lynch on 1-yard line

Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports

Even more than two years later, the Seattle Seahawks still can't escape jokes about their infamous Super Bowl blunder.

Intentional or not, Derek Carr found a way to drop a wisecrack of his own while discussing his lucrative contract extension at a Friday press conference.

Explaining that his five-year, $125-million extension brings with it no added pressure, the Oakland Raiders quarterback indicated that winning takes precedence over any sort of personal accolades.

And that means Marshawn Lynch is getting the ball on the goal line.

"My No. 1 goal is to make sure that I give everything I have to this organization," Carr said, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. "So there's no pressure, there's no, 'We'll be on the 1-yard line and I won't give it to Marshawn, I'll throw it.' None of that stuff. I don't care about the stats. That's not my No. 1 objective. I don't care if I throw 10 touchdowns next year. If we win every game, that's all I care about."

For the few who may need a reminder, the curious decision to pass up a Lynch rushing attempt and throw from the 1-yard line late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX ended up costing the Seahawks another ring.

Malcolm Butler jumping the route and intercepting Russell Wilson's pass effectively sealed the win for the New England Patriots, sending the Seahawks home in heartbreaking fashion.

Carr's comments can be taken as assurance that the Raiders, now setting their sights on a deep playoff run, will do everything they can to learn from Seattle's mistake in the event they find themselves in a similar position.

Oakland bringing Lynch out of retirement has the potential to round out what was already one of the NFL's most explosive offenses.

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