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Raiders Trim Roster To 53

August 27th, 2024 at 10:20pm CST by Sam Robinson

Here is how Antonio Pierce‘s first Raiders effort moved down to 53:

Released:

Waived:

DE David Agoha
G Clark Barrington
QB Carter Bradley
G Ben Brown
RB Brittain Brown
DT Matthew Butler
WR Terrell Bynum
T Andrew Coker
TE Cole Fotheringham
DE T.J. Franklin
CB Woo Governor
S Jaydon Grant
WR Tulu Griffin
DT Marquan McCall
RB Sincere McCormick
T Jalen McKenzie
WR Dax Milne
LB Jackson Mitchell
C Will Putnam
S Phalen Sanford
DT Noah Shannon
TE John Samuel Shenker
CB Ja’Quan Sheppard
DE Charles Snowden
T Dalton Wagner
CB Sam Webb
LB DaShaun White
CB Rayshad Williams

Waived/injured:

Placed on IR/return designation:

S Trey Taylor

Waived/failed physical:

LB Darien Butler

Peterman’s exit leaves two quarterbacks — the two that vied for the starting gig (Gardner Minshew, Aidan O’Connell) — on their 53-man roster. Peterman, however, has been quite resilient in his career. The Bears dropped him last year only to circle back via a practice squad invite. The eighth-year passer also has an extensive past with the Raiders, who rostered him for much of Jon Gruden‘s tenure. Teams have six practice squad slots they can use on vested veterans.

Guyton followed GM Tom Telesco from the Chargers. The ACL tear he suffered early during the 2022 season sidetracked his career, with the former Justin Herbert deep threat — who totaled 959 yards from 2020-21 — catching just 12 passes over the past two seasons. The Raiders kept rookie UDFA Ramel Keyton and third-year UDFA Tyreik McAllister among their six-man receiving corps. Four of the six wideouts on the Raiders’ roster are ex-UDFAs, with only Davante Adams and Tre Tucker being drafted.

The Raiders are using one of their injury activations on Taylor, who arrived via seventh-round pick this year. Elsewhere in the secondary, Webb is off the roster after having previously worked as a three-game starter. This came during Josh McDaniels‘ only full season in charge.

Raiders Add 17 UDFAs

May 4th, 2024 at 11:20am CST by Ben Levine

After adding eight rookies via the draft, the Raiders are continuing to add young players to their roster. The team announced that they’ve signed 17 undrafted free agents:

Carter Bradley, QB (South Alabama)
Clark Barrington, G (Baylor)
Andrew Coker, OT (TCU)
Jeff Foreman, WR (Arkansas State)
Tomari Fox, DT (North Carolina)
TJ Franklin, DE (Baylor)
Amari Gainer, DE (North Carolina)
Demarcus Governor, CB (Northern Iowa)
Lideatrick Griffin, WR (Mississippi State)
Jake Johanning, G (Furman)
Ramel Keyton, WR (Tennessee)
Will Putnam, C (Clemson)
Phalen Sanford, S (Nebraska)
Noah Shannon, DT (Iowa)
Ja’Quan Sheppard, CB (Maryland)
Ron Stone, DE (Washington State)
Rayshad Williams, CB (Texas Tech)

Carter Bradley is one of the most notable names on the list, as the QB tossed 47 touchdowns for South Alabama between 2022 and 2023. The Raiders needed to pay up to add the rookie to their roster. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, Bradley will earn a $25K signing bonus plus $100K in guaranteed base salary. The front office also gave significant chunks of cash to two undrafted offensive linemen. Furman guard Jake Johanning got a $25K signing bonus and $75K of his base salary guaranteed (via Wilson) while TCU tackle Andrew Coker got a $20K signing bonus and $75K of his salary guaranteed (via Wilson).

On defense, the Raiders gave Ron Stone a $20K signing bonus and $150K in guaranteed base salary (per Wilson). The Washington State product wrapped up his college career with a 2023 campaign where he compiled five sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Meanwhile, Maryland cornerback Ja’Quan Sheppard got a $25K signing bonus and a whopping $205K of his base salary guaranteed (via Wilson). Sheppard finished his lone season with the Terrapins with 31 tackles and eight passes defended.