ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders undoubtedly will have a different look by the time new coach Jon Gruden gets his hand on the roster next month. Yes, the Raiders have been among the busiest teams in the NFL since the new league year began last Wednesday. But they were making moves even before then.
Shedding salaries and getting cap space has been the norm in Oakland as the Raiders have signed 13 players since Thursday and traded away a popular player.
Following is a tracker of the Raiders’ moves thus far:
ADDS
QB Josh Johnson (Texans)
*Whalen was signed before the new league year began
RE-SIGNED UFAs
TENDERED EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS
LB/DE James Cowser
STILL UNSIGNED AND ON MARKET
DB Keith McGill
PK Sebastian Janikowski (Not returning, per Raiders)
LS Jon Condo (Not returning, per Raiders)
SIGNED ELSEWHERE
RELEASED
**LB Aldon Smith
**Released before the new league year began
TRADED
WR/KR Cordarrelle Patterson and a sixth-round draft pick, No.