3 Las Vegas Raiders who could be cut before Week 1
By Randy Gurzi
With a new front office and head coach, the Las Vegas Raiders are changing their identity and these three players could be on the way out before Week 1
After the recent Jon Gruden error era, the Las Vegas Raiders are turning the reins over to Josh McDaniels as the former New England Patriots assistant is taking on his second NFL head coaching gig — his first also happened in the AFC West with the Denver Broncos.
What we saw with McDaniels in Denver was that he wasn’t afraid to shake things up. While he won’t go as crazy as he did back then — when he shipped off Jay Cutler — he will try and put his stamp on this roster. For that reason, these three players could be on the chopping block before Week 1 of the season.
Las Vegas Raiders potential cut No. 3: Denzelle Good, G
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Originally a seventh-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts back in 2015, Denzelle Good started 20 games while appearing in 26 for the Colts but was waived during the 2018 season. The Raiders claimed him and he ended up appearing in four games for them with three starts that season.
Good continued to have a role with the Raiders and started 14 games in 2020. However, in 2021 he managed to play in just one game due to a torn ACL suffered in the team’s first game of the year.
While he is still listed as the starter on the depth chart, he has some competition in rookie Dylan Parham. Should the two even be remotely close, the Raiders might feel it more prudent to go with the first-year player rather than the 31-year-old. It would also be good for the bottom line because they would save roughly $3.7 million with no dead money by moving on.