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November 4th, 2018 at 6:42pm CST by Andrew Ortenberg

As soon as the Raiders surprisingly waived defensive end Bruce Irvin, rumors immediately began swirling about where he might end up.

The Raiders failed to get Irvin on the league’s transaction wire in time yesterday, so Irvin can’t be officially placed on waivers until 4 p.m. Monday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN (Twitter link). The current assumption by most around the league is that Irvin will go unclaimed because he still has a significant amount of guaranteed money left on his deal that any team who claimed him would inherit.

As for where Irvin will sign when he does clear waivers, there are many potential destinations. Irvin “wants to play for a winner”, according Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports (Twitter link). La Canfora thinks Irvin will end up in either New England, Atlanta, or Seattle, as the Patriots are looking for pass-rushing help and Irvin has connections to both the Falcons and Seahawks.

If any team does claim Irvin, Ralph Vacchiano of SNY thinks it could be the Jets (Twitter link). Vacchiano points out that Irvin will likely want to sign with a better team if he’s a free agent, so the Jets could claim him to make sure they get him. As for why Oakland cut Irvin in the first place, it was because Irvin had grown unhappy with his role and the team believed he had “lost a step”, according to Albert Breer of SI.com.

Big names like this don’t usually hit the market this late in the season, so this is a pretty unique situation. Irvin likely won’t take too long, so we should know more about where he’s headed soon.

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