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Oakland Raiders 53-man Roster Prediction

By Nick Hjeltness

Raiders defense runs through drills in early part of minicamp. The Raiders are hoping the depth they've added will bring out the best in everyone. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Raiders defense runs through drills in early part of minicamp. The Raiders are hoping the depth they've added will bring out the best in everyone. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Raiders 53-man Roster Prediction: Dead Money & Cap Savings

Jun 15, 2016; Alameda, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie at minicamp at the Raiders practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 15, 2016; Alameda, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie at minicamp at the Raiders practice facility. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Reggie McKenzie has proven himself to be a salary cap wizard. He dug the Raiders out of cap hell and has built a talented team, all while keeping contracts team-friendly.

Part of that is not taking on dead money if it’s avoidable. In some cases though, it’s simply not. Here is a look at the dead money and the cap savings for the Raiders if these are the players that are released.

Note: These figures are from Over The Cap.

Taiwan Jones: $0 dead money, $1.15M savings.

Jalen Richard: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Joe Hansley: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Max McCaffrey: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

K.J. Brent: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Marvin Hall: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Jaydon Mickens: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Jake McGee: Unknown, but presumably the same as the other UDFA’s.

Nathan Palmer: $0 dead money, $525K savings.

Colton Underwood: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Ross Burbank: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Terran Vaughn: Unknown, but presumably the same as the other UDFA’s.

Mitch Bell: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Matt McCants: $0 dead money, $1.671M savings.

Oni Omoile: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Denver Kirkland: Unknown, but presumably the same as the other UDFA’s.

Branden Jackson: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Derrick Lott: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Drew Iddings: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Darius Latham: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Greg Townsend Jr.: Unknown, but presumably the same as the other UDFA’s.

Lenny Jones: $5K dead money, $445K savings.

John Lotulelei: $0 dead money, $600K savings.

Kyrie Wilson: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Chris Edwards: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Antonio Hamilton: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Kenneth Durden: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Jimmy Hall: $13,334 dead money, $443,332 savings.

Tramain Jacobs: $0 dead money, $600K savings.

Chris Hackett: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Keith McGill: $222,600 dead money, $488,700 savings.

Dewey McDonald: $0 dead money, $600K savings.

Andrew East: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

Giorgio Tavecchio: $0 dead money, $450K savings.

That’s only $240,934 in dead money, with 92% of that coming from McGill. The savings isn’t exact because these contracts aren’t guaranteed, but everything in that column amounts to $16.75M.

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