(BCSNN) -- UCLA Football announced that former NFL quarterback Derek Carr has joined the program as a special advisor to head coach Bob Chesney, the Angelo M. Mazzone III UCLA Head Football Coach. Bruins General Manager Darrick Yray began his coaching career at Fresno State during Carr’s collegiate tenure, serving as an offensive assistant and assistant director of football operations from 2008–14. Carr played 11 NFL seasons with the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and New Orleans Saints, earning four Pro Bowl selections and finishing his career with 41,245 passing yards and 257 touchdown passes.