Raiders Exercise Ex-Giants RB Wayne Gallman.


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Free of charge agent RB Wayne Gallman.

As a result of three video games, the Las Vegas Raiders are averaging 4.5 yards for each rush try, which is 13th-finest in the NFL. Nonetheless, the team’s 240 rushing yards are the fifth-most affordable of any staff. When they operate the ball, the Raiders have some good results but they’ve been speedy to abandon the operate activity.

The team’s deficiency of confidence in the speeding offense has almost nothing to do with depth. Las Vegas carries on to have five managing backs on the energetic roster and an additional a single on the observe squad. Inspite of all of that depth, the workforce seems intrigued in introducing a further running back. The Raiders not too long ago brought in Wayne Gallman for a exercise, per the wire.

Notably, Gallman was once a star managing again for the Clemson Tigers. He played with Raiders broad receiver Hunter Renfrow for two seasons. He arrived into the NFL as a fourth-spherical decide on of the New York Giants in 2017 and he lasted four seasons with the group. His finest time arrived in 2020 when he started off 10 games and rushed for 682 yards.

Gallman invested last year with the Minnesota Vikings exactly where he played less than latest Raiders functioning back mentor Kennedy Polamalu so there is familiarity there. Las Vegas surely doesn’t need to have another jogging back but Gallman would be a reliable piece to insert to the observe squad
if injuries to some of the leading men are a worry.


Raiders’ Absence of Jogging Match Holding Offense Back again

It’s no shock that the Raiders’ offense has primarily revolved all over the passing video game.

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What Colin Kaepernick’s exercise routine with Raiders could mean for QB’s foreseeable future

It is been five years and five months due to the fact Kaepernick performed a soccer game—and that prolonged because he’s even been in typical apply periods. So the Raiders functioning him out shouldn’t be a signal that they strategy to signal him and have him contend with present Raiders backup quarterbacks Nick Mullens and Jarrett Stidham to backstop Derek Carr. ESPN noted a signing wasn’t imminent.

Did you listen to what Raiders mentor Josh McDaniels said Thursday when requested about the Kaepernick exercise session? He explained GM Dave Ziegler and his workers “have worked out tons of fellas this spring.”

Permit me explain to you a story from my decades masking the Giants in the eighties. Coach Invoice Parcells, at game titles, utilized to have in his back again pocket what he referred to as his “Ready List,” a record with two or a few key unsigned gamers at every posture. That way, if the Giants had an injuries all through a video game, Parcells could examine the Prepared Checklist and immediate pro scout Tim Rooney to get Player X to the Giants’ facility so he could be signed by the upcoming day. Parcells was famed for doing the job out players to see if they’d be a suit in a time of need, and continuously update the listing as the year went on.

When I read McDaniels say the Raiders experienced labored out a ton of men, I imagined of the Completely ready Listing, and imagined of the ton of fellas McDaniels and Ziegler noticed Monthly bill Belichick direct the Patriots to get the job done out when they labored under Belichick. That’s the way wise NFL men and women do organization. In truth, I listened to past 7 days the Raiders have labored out two kickers

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Raiders, Falcons trade grades: Bryan Edwards dealt to Atlanta as Vegas parts with wide receiver

After Bryan Edwards spent two years in Las Vegas, the Raiders have traded the receiver to the Falcons, the team announced. The Raiders traded Edwards along with a 2023 seventh-round pick to the Falcons in exchange for a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft, according to ESPN. 

A third-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Edwards caught 45 passes for 764 yards and four touchdowns during his two seasons in Las Vegas. In 16 games last season, Edwards caught 34 of 59 targets for 571 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 16.8 yards per catch. He caught three passes for 41 yards in the Raiders’ wild card playoff loss to the Bengals. 

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound Edwards went over the 80-yard receiving barrier three times last season. He played an integral role in the Raiders’ playoff-clinching win over the Chargers in Week 18, as he caught four of five targets for 63 yards. 

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Edwards played collegiately at South Carolina, where over four seasons he caught 234 passes for 3,045 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also returned 12 punts while averaging 11.6 yards per return. 

Edwards joins a Falcons offense that includes rookie first-round pick Drake London, former Bengals receivers Auden Tate, veteran wideout Damiere Byrd and running back/receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. Edwards will reunite with quarterback Marcus Mariota, who served as Derek Carr’s backup in Las Vegas over the past two seasons. 

Here’s our initial grades for the trade that sent Edwards to Atlanta. 

Falcons: A- 

Edwards isn’t a star, but he is a young (he turns 24 in November) yet experienced player who should be entering his most productive seasons. He also adds depth to a Falcons receiving corps that is devoid of a big-name veteran wideout. Edwards’ experience with Mariota, along with the fact that he is still playing

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2022 NFL free agency grades, Day 3: Raiders earn high marks for multiple moves; Ravens, Bills add pass rushers

We are now officially in the midst of the 2022 league year in the NFL. At 4 p.m. ET, the league rang in the new year, meaning teams are now able to make all of their free-agent agreements they reached during the two-day legal tampering period official, along with any trades that have occurred to this point. Of course, there has been plenty of action leading up to the start of the new league year, and several superstars are going to officially land with their new teams Wednesday. 

While it’s technically the first day of free agency, it’s really Day 3 when factoring in the legal tampering period and the deals that have been agreed to over the last few days. In this post, we’re going to dive into the top new moves that were made Wednesday and hand out our grades for those transactions across the league. 

Ready? Let’s dive in.

Von Miller leaves Rams for Bills

Von Miller was traded from the Broncos to the Rams in the middle of last season, and he helped L.A. win a Super Bowl. Buffalo is hoping Miller can do it again, as the Bills stole him from the West Coast with a six-year, $120 million deal that includes $51.345 million guaranteed, per CBS Sports NFL Insider Josina Anderson. The deal is constructed a bit differently, as it’s not $20 million per year. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport says the deal is backloaded, and averages $17.5 million over the first four years.

The length of the deal and the dollar amount are pretty shocking, but the bottom line is that this makes the Bills immediately better. It took a lot to steal Miller away from the Rams, Broncos, Cowboys and other suitors, but they were able to find a way to do

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2022 NFL free agency team-by-team grades: Raiders, Bills, Buccaneers, Chargers, Rams and Jets among winners

The 2022 NFL offseason is officially upon us. Several big-name quarterbacks found new homes ahead of the kickoff of the legal tampering period Monday, but now dozens of notable veterans are actually hitting the market, free to negotiate with other teams. From blockbuster moves to bargain-bin shopping, we’ve got you covered below with a running tracker of every team’s 2022 additions, including external signings and trade acquisitions:

Acquisitions:

It’s not that the players the Cardinals added or retained are bad; Conner and Ertz are vital to their offense. But paying those two a combined $50M+ on long-term deals? What is this, 2017? Arizona went all in on older and/or injury-prone veterans a year ago, but it’d be nice to see the team go a little greener if its gonna spend big money. It has also got pass rusher to address.

Locking up one of the NFL’s most accurate kickers is fine. But they’ve got lots of holes still to fill, especially if they plan on competing with Matt Ryan (or, somehow, Deshaun Watson) at QB. Letting Russell Gage walk may haunt them. They did recently take a step in the right direction by inking Casey Hayward to a two-year deal to be the team’s No. 2 corner. 

There are other areas (OL, DL) that need addressing, but Williams is a top-flight ball hawk who will instantly improve their defense in transition, especially alongside a healthier Marcus Peters, Marlon Humphrey, etc.

Von Miller will be a huge difference maker on defense. They basically swapped out Daryl Williams for Saffold, which isn’t an obvious upgrade. Settle is a solid pickup for the D-line, as is Howard for the offense.

Foreman gives them big-bodied insurance for Christian McCaffrey, which is smart. And Corbett is their best O-line investment in two years. Woods, meanwhile,

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Jon Gruden mulling legal options following settlement with Raiders; NFL’s handling of WFT emails in question

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Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden continues to mull his legal options with several lawyers advising those close to him that they would be willing to take on a lawsuit against commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL over the handling of emails that resulted in Gruden resigning a few weeks ago.

Raiders owner Mark Davis revealed to the media at last week’s owners meetings that he had reached a settlement with Gruden; sources said the former Super Bowl winning coach is out roughly $50 million in future salary. Gruden has kept a low profile since emails including racist and homophobic language he sent over the course of several years while an ESPN employee came to light as part of the NFL’s inquiry into the toxic work climate at the Washington Football Team. Gruden was corresponding with WFT executive Bruce Allen; Allen was also engaged in several legal disputes with WFT owner Dan Snyder, with emails obtained as part of the discovery in that process.

The NFL has maintained that it did not leak any emails to the media, but Davis has raised several issues about the handling of the matter to associates, and he called for a written report of the WFT investigation to be produced last week as well. The timing of when the emails were revealed — in-season rather than at any point in the long NFL offseason — and the nature of what has been released thus far (only Gruden has faced job ramifications as part of the league’s inquiry into WFT thus far) has raised significant issues for those close to the coach.

“This is anything but over,” as one league source put it.

Some lawyers have asserted that Gruden could have a tortious interference case, claiming the NFL influenced his ouster for private emails

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