Oakland Raiders: 4 players who could be traded in 2019

By Nick Ellis | Oct 10, 2019

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 24: Arden Key #99 of the Oakland Raiders celebrates after he sacked the quarterback against the Green Bay Packers during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on August 24, 2018 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 22: Alexander Mattison #25 of the Minnesota Vikings leaps over defender Curtis Riley #35 of the Oakland Raiders for a touchdown in the third quarter of the game at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) /

Curtis Riley

There is no more simple way to put it than the Oakland Raiders are better off without Curtis Riley. It was said in the preseason that Karl Joseph and Curtis Riley were competing for a starting spot, but once Johnathan Abram went down, Riley would get his chance.

In the two games that Riley started, he made mistake after mistake, blowing coverages and missing assignments play after play. After those two games, Erik Harris has stepped in and played great, improving the Raiders defense exponentially.

Riley clearly has some skills that other teams would like to have, but it is hard seeing him step on the field much for the Raiders. Against the Bears, the Raiders played in nickel the majority of the game, and Riley did not play a single snap.

Riley is only 27 years old, and the Raiders could get back a late draft pick that they gave away earlier in the season by trading Riley.

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