Oakland Raiders Unrestricted Free Agents: Stay or Go
By Maliik Obee
Perry Riley
Stay.
General Manager Reggie McKenzie found a diamond in the rough when he signed linebacker Perry Riley Jr. “off the street” midseason. Riley hadn’t appeared in an NFL game since Week 12 of the 2016 season, and made his Raiders debut in Week 5.
Riley was Oakland’s saving grace in the interior, compiling 48 tackles and forcing 2 forced fumbles. At times, Riley looked inept in coverage, but his play against the run was good enough to suffice. PFF ranked him the 11th best linebacker on the season, great considering when he was picked up.
A full season in silver and black, along with a better supporting cast, would do Riley plenty of good.