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Raiders Film Room: Is Neil Farrell Jr. ready for a bigger role?

Earlier this week, the Las Vegas Raiders traded defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins to the Dallas Cowboys. Hankins had been a clog in the middle of the Raiders' defense for several years, often serving as the team’s best run defender. However, he’s approaching 31 years old and started losing reps to younger DTs, Andrew Billings and Neil Farrel Jr.

Billings has been a starter since the beginning of the season and cemented himself as the run-stuffer on the interior of the team’s defense. That shouldn’t change much with Hankins’ departure, so Farrel will likely step in and take on the extra reps.