Raiders Release Greg Little, 21 Others
Two (now) former Raiders, defensive end Jack Crawford and tight end Jake Murphy, revealed last night that they didn’t make the 53-man roster. It took up until now to discover the rest of the team’s moves, as the Raiders officially announced their transactions in a press release this evening.
Perhaps the most surprising move was the release of wide receiver Greg Little. The 25-year-old was claimed from the Browns, where he spent his first three seasons, in May. The former second-rounder has seen at least 90 targets per season since entering the league, but has never finished with more than 61 receptions.
The rest of the team’s moves are below:
Released:
- George Atkinson III, RB
- Denico Autry, DE
- Chance Casey, CB
- Jack Cornell, OT
- Carlos Fields, LB
- Bojay Filimoeatu, LB
- Spencer Hadley, LB
- Dan Kistler, OT
- Erle Ladson, OT
- Greg Little, WR
- Ricky Lumpkin, DT
- Lamar Mady, OG
- Seth Roberts, WR
- Ryan Robinson, DE
- Brandian Ross, S
- Jarrod Shaw, OL
- Scott Simonson, TE
- Jeremy Stewart, RB
- Giorgio Tavecchio, K
- Karl Williams, FB
AFC Mailbags: Raiders, Patriots, Bengals
We took a look at ESPN’s NFC mailbags earlier tonight. Let’s dive into the AFC mailbags to end this Saturday night…
- If Raiders rookie Khalil Mack ultimately starts, veteran Kevin Burnett could be expendable, writes Paul Gutierrez.
- Gutierrez projects that Raiders‘ seventh-round pick Travis Carrie and undrafted rookie George Atkinson III will stick around on special teams.
- It wouldn’t shock Gutierrez if the Raiders add a veteran tight end to compete with Mychal Rivera and David Ausberry.
- When asked if the Patriots would go after Lions tight end Joseph Fauria, Mike Reiss writes that a trade isn’t likely. Reiss says the Lions wouldn’t trade the red zone target for “anything less than a high-round pick.” Fauria is the nephew of former Patriots tight end, Christian Fauria.
- After the Bengals added Jeremy Hill to Giovani Bernard and BenJarvus Green-Ellis, it’s easy to forget about former sixth-round picks Rex Burkhead and Cedric Peerman. Coley Harvey thinks there is room for all five running backs, adding that Burkhead was “redshirted last season for a reason.”
Raiders Sign 12 Undrafted Free Agents
SUNDAY, 9:36pm: The Raiders have brought in another undrafted free agent, Utah State LB Bojay Filimoeatu, per Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post (on Twitter).
FRIDAY, 12:54pm: The Raiders have become the last of the 32 NFL teams to formally announce their rookie free agent signings, revealing in a press release that they’ve added 11 undrafted players to the roster. Here’s the list of the newest Raiders:
- George Atkinson III, RB, Notre Dame
- D.J. Coles, WR, Virginia Tech
- Mike Davis, WR, Texas
- Carlos Fields, LB, Winston-Salem State
- Noel Grigsby, WR, San Jose State
- Dan Kistler, OT, Montana ($12.5K bonus, per Aaron Wilson)
- Erle Ladson, OT, Delaware
- Jake Murphy, TE, Utah
- Seth Roberts, WR, West Alabama
- Scott Simonson, TE, Assumption
- Karl Williams, FB, Utah