Raiders contract review: Cost of cuts, impending free agents and more
Before the playoffs end and the offseason truly begins, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the Oakland Raiders roster from the perspective of contracts. Specifically, looking at who is going to be a free agent, who could be cut and who might be in line for an extension. This is an important part of any offseason but even more so this offseason. With Jon Gruden now in charge, we could see some big time changes to the roster and hopefully, this exercise will help us get an idea of what might be coming our way.
IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
Denico Autry, DL, Unrestricted Free Agent
NaVorro Bowman, LB, Unrestricted Free Agent
T.J. Carrie, CB, Unrestricted Free Agent
Justin Ellis, DT, Unrestricted Free Agent
Sebastian Janikowski, K, Unrestricted Free Agent
E.J. Manuel, QB, Unrestricted Free Agent
Lee Smith, TE, Unrestricted Free Agent
Jon Condo, LS, Unrestricted Free Agent
Reggie Nelson, S, Unrestricted Free Agent
Keith McGill, DB, Unrestricted Free Agent
Shilique Calhoun, LB, Exclusive Rights Free Agent
James Cowser, LB/DE, Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Denver Kirkland, G, Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Giorgio Tavecchio, K, Exclusive Rights Free Agent
Erik Harris, S, Exclusive Rights Free Agent
PLAYERS WHO CAN BE CUT WITH NO CAP HIT
Khalil Mack, DE/LB Savings: $13.8 million (I know, he won’t be cut, duh)
Kelechi Osemele, G Savings: $10.5 million (See above)
Sean Smith, CB, Savings: $8.5 million
Rodney Hudson, C, Savings: $8.3 millions (We don’t need to do this every time, right?)
Bruce Irvin, DE, Savings: $8.2 million
Michael Crabtree, WR, Savings: $7.6 million
David Amerson, CB, Savings: $6 million
Marshawn Lynch, RB, Savings: $6 million
Jared Cook, TE, Savings: $5.3 million
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR, Savings: $3.2 million
Marshall Newhouse, OT, Savings: $1.7 million
There are 17 other players on the roster who account for under $1 million in salary cap, who can be cut without any dead money. The only person of note is Jalen Richard, who would save the Raiders $630K
PLAYERS WITH MINIMAL CAP HITS if cut ($3 million or less)
Donald Penn, OT, $3 million cap hit, $5.1 million savings
Seth Roberts, WR, $2 million cap hit, $2.4 million savings
Marquette King, P, $150K cap hit, $2.9 million savings
Mario Edwards, DL, $659K cap hit, $1.2 million savings
Jamize Olawale, FB, $190K cap hit, $1.6 million savings
There are a number of other players who can be cut with a minimal cap hit and under $1 million in savings, mostly recent draft picks, the most notable of which is Jihad Ward, DL, $1.1 million cap hit, $369K savings
PLAYERS WHO COULD GET AN EXTENSION
Khalil Mack, free agent after 2018
Amari Cooper, free agent after 2019 (if the Raiders exercise their team option. Otherwise, he is a free agent after 2018)
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