Sorry, Raider Nation. I know a lot of you were hoping the Raiders were going to move on from Reggie Nelson at safety. Near the end of last season, it looked like that that is just what would happen. His contract was up at the age of 34, he had just one interception last season, and the team had drafted safeties in the top two rounds to be the long term answer.
All that made letting Nelson’s time in Oakland end seem like a foregone conclusion. Then Jon Gruden came onboard, bringing former Paul Guenther in as his defensive coordinator and all that changed.