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The Raiders had roughly $65 million in salary-cap space heading into the 2014 offseason. It was billed as the start of “reconstruction,” when the Raiders were fiscally sound with the cap and ready to start a long-awaited return to relevance.
There were roster holes aplenty, and general manager Reggie McKenzie had to cast a wide net to restock a roster that, at the time, didn’t have a young foundation.
He did so by signing 15 veteran unrestricted free agents and trading for $8 million quarterback Matt Schaub. Just four members of that group returned from the 2013 squad; safety Charles Woodson was the only major contributor within it.