HENDERSON, NEVADA - JULY 28: Clelin Ferrell #99 of the Las Vegas Raiders runs a drill during training camp at the Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on July 28, 2021 in Henderson, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
The Las Vegas Raiders may not have gotten what they expected from Clelin Ferrell, but he can still be a key for this defense in 2021.
Before the 2018 NFL season, the then-Oakland Raiders and their head coach, Jon Gruden, did what was deemed unthinkable. The Silver and Black traded away Khalil Mack, one of the best defensive players in the game, and someone in their prime, and under contract, bringing back a few first-round draft picks among other assets.