The Oakland Raiders are hoping for big things from running back Darren McFadden, who is entering a contract year, this season. As such, there is some expectation that McFadden accumulates the best totals he can this year in an effort to score big on the free agent market. While there’s a chance McFadden could be playing elsewhere next season, he told CSN Bay Area that he loves being a Raider and is interested in being with the team “as long as they want to have me.”

While McFadden is open to a contract extension, he says that, to this point, the Raiders have not reached out to him regarding a new deal.

It wouldn’t make sense for the Raiders or McFadden to ink a long-term extension at this point. McFadden has been all over the place with his production, and he’s dealt with injuries throughout his career. This makes it hard to reach an agreement on a contract, and it also is hard for the Raiders to determine if they even want to keep him around beyond 2013.