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Originally posted by 21&500 View Post
At least immediately, so yes, please let this happen.
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Originally posted by Velo View PostI'm reading all over the place that the Raiders and Packers are in negotiations to trade Darren Waller. There was some friction between Waller and the Raiders during that stretch last season where he missed a bunch of games with an injury. I don't know what it was exactly, but I remember Waller not being happy, reportedly. It might have been, and I think it was, about his contract. He signed a five year contract back in 2019 that is going to pay him $6.25 mil per over the next two seasons. He probably feels he is grossly underpaid, given the explosion in WR salaries. I know he is a TE, but before Davante Adams came aboard he was Carr's No. 1 receiver. And having acquired and paid Adams, they can't afford to pay Waller too, is my guess. The Packers are very receiver needy, and they got out of having to pay Adams, so Waller might be a welcome fit for A Rod up in Green Bay.
"In professional sports as a whole, not just the NFL, every organization will eventually run into a time when they have to make a tough decision about keeping a superstar player who is beloved by the fanbase. Players get older and want more money while teams have an eye toward the future and are worried about the bottom line and/or the salary cap. For the Las Vegas Raiders and tight end Darren Waller, that difficult decision could be coming sooner rather than later.
Per Aaron Nagler of Cheesehead TV, the Green Bay Packers and the Raiders have engaged in trade talks for Waller.âAccording to a pair of league sources...the Packers are targeting a veteran tight end. Specifically, Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller,â writes Nagler. âThe Packers and Raiders have engaged in talks regarding a trade of Waller with an eye toward a deal getting done during this weekâs NFL draft.â
âWaller is also apparently the player the Packers were trying to pry away from the Raiders during the negotiations around the trade of Davante Adams, a move that was nixed when both sides were reminded that league rules prohibit players being part of compensation for a trade of a player on an unsigned franchise tag.â
âWaller will turn 30 in September and still has two years remaining on his deal, one which features no more guaranteed money remaining on it.â
âNo word yet on what kind of compensation is being discussed or offered by the Packers.â
Nagler scratched the surface on why Las Vegas might be looking to deal its superstar tight end. Waller is about to be on the wrong side of 30, has an expiring contractlast year of their contracts.
So, taking all of this into consideration, the new regime might be hesitant to offer Waller a contract extension this offseason. In fact, The AthleticâÂÂs Vic Tafur even said last week on the State of the Nation podcast that a split between the two sides could be coming.âÂÂMoreau will be a lot more affordable than Darren Waller, but I think you can probably get Renfrow and Moreau done,â Tafur said. âÂÂYou have all these new contracts. You have Chandler Jones, Davante Adams, and now [Derek] Carr. I kind of feel like Waller is kind of the odd man out. I think he probably wonâÂÂt be here past this year, but you never know.âÂÂ
Tafur didnâÂÂt even mention Maxx CrosbyâÂÂs new deal in that quote, but the point is, the math might not work out in the Raidersâ favor and they could end up losing one of their best players for nothing if they wait too long.
The part that doesnâÂÂt make sense from the Silver and BlackâÂÂs perspective is why now?
TheyâÂÂve already handed out a bunch of cash this offseason but are still in the black by about $5.1 million per OverTheCap.comâÂÂseffective cap space calculation, and the moves theyâÂÂve made suggest theyâÂÂre going after a Super Bowl run this season. Also, theyâÂÂll get some money back on June 2nd, when Cory LittletonâÂÂs and Carl NassibâÂÂs contracts come off the books, meaning they have plenty of breathing room cap-wise. So why get rid of a premier player who still has two years left on his contract?"
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The Raiders decline the 5th year options on all three of their 2019 1st round draft picks.
Raiders decline fifth-year options for DE Clelin Ferrell, RB Josh Jacobs, DB Johnathan Abram (nfl.com)
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Originally posted by Ghost of Quacksaw View PostThe Raiders decline the 5th year options on all three of their 2019 1st round draft picks.
Raiders decline fifth-year options for DE Clelin Ferrell, RB Josh Jacobs, DB Johnathan Abram (nfl.com)
ironically these are the extra picks from the Mack trade.
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Originally posted by Ghost of Quacksaw View PostThe Raiders decline the 5th year options on all three of their 2019 1st round draft picks.
Raiders decline fifth-year options for DE Clelin Ferrell, RB Josh Jacobs, DB Johnathan Abram (nfl.com)
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