The NFL offseason is headed in the direction of “who-the-heck-knows,” because the Oakland Raiders hold the steering wheel. They’ve got it in a white-knuckle grip and the gas pedal pinned. The Raiders’ cache of cap space and draft capital put them in position to drive any transaction they choose. Jon Gruden is the man in the driver’s seat, which means he is liable to turn the radio dial to the right until it snaps.
The Raiders acquired Antonio Brown over the weekend for a song — draft picks in the third and fifth round — and immediately gave him both a raise and about $30 million in new guarantees.