![]() Putting hypotheticals aside, the Raiders have a strong receiving corps with Renfrow, Meyers and Adams creating a versatile and productive starting trio and Carter, Cole and Tucker providing some solid depth. And not only would moving on from Renfrow be much cleaner next year, but he could also increase his trade value if he has a bounce-back season after a rough 2022 campaign. If the Raiders trade Renfrow before June 1, they’ll take a dead-money hit of about $11.6 million if they trade him after June 1, they’ll take a smaller dead-money hit of about $6.1 million this year but would also take a dead-money hit of about $5.5 million in 2024. Others: Phillip Dorsett, DJ Turner, Tyler Johnson, Cam Sims, Chris LacyĪnalysis: Renfrow’s long-term future with the Raiders is in question after they drafted Tucker, but moving on in the short term doesn’t seem practical. Starters: Davante Adams, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Renfrowīackups: DeAndre Carter, Keelan Cole, Tre Tucker He had five catches for 10 yards last season and his next carry will be the first of his career. FullbackĪnalysis: He’s a steady blocker who is not asked to contribute much otherwise. The best-case scenario for the Raiders, obviously, is Jacobs ultimately signs the franchise tag and ensures they have one of the best running backs in the league on the field in 2023. In theory, he could threaten to request a trade or even refuse to play altogether and sit out for the entire season if he doesn’t get what he wants, which is a scary potential outcome for the Raiders. It’s unrealistic for most players to hold out into training camp - veteran players under contract are fined $50,000 per day for unexcused late reporting for or absence from training camp plus one week’s salary for each preseason game missed under the rules of the NFL collective bargaining agreement - but Jacobs wouldn’t be subject to those penalties because he technically isn’t under contract. He wants the Raiders to sign him to a multiyear extension and is essentially holding out. Others: Brandon Bolden, Ameer Abdullah, Brittain Brown, Austin Walter, Sincere McCormickĪnalysis: Jacobs hasn’t signed his franchise tag tender yet and won’t be allowed to participate in any team activities until he does. The following is an early look at what the Raiders’ depth chart could look like, with rookies in italics. Rookie minicamp will happen either this weekend or next weekend. Teams are only allotted 90 offseason roster spots, so they’d have to make cuts to sign anyone else. But we still have some other areas of the team that we need to continue to grow and continue to work out.”Ĭounting the drafted and undrafted rookies - who’ve yet to sign NFL contracts - and veterans, the Raiders would have 90 players on their roster. ![]() At the safety position, at the receiver position, we added some competition there. But I think definitely on the defensive line we added some competition there. I think there’s some areas of the team that we’re going to continue to look to address and improve and add competition to. “Unfortunately, when you go through the draft, you’re just not able to answer every question that you need to,” Ziegler said. ![]() ![]() General manager Dave Ziegler believes the Raiders have at least started the process of improving the depth on the roster. ![]()
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