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No preseason games won’t have a major impact on Las Vegas Raiders

By Khaled Abdallah

HENDERSON, NEVADA - JUNE 10: Construction continues at the 336,000-square-foot Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on June 10, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. The site will serve as the team's practice facility and will include three outdoor football fields, a 150,000-square-foot field house with one-and-a-half indoor football fields, a three-story office area, and a 50,000-square-foot performance center. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NEVADA - JUNE 10: Construction continues at the 336,000-square-foot Las Vegas Raiders Headquarters/Intermountain Healthcare Performance Center on June 10, 2020 in Henderson, Nevada. The site will serve as the team's practice facility and will include three outdoor football fields, a 150,000-square-foot field house with one-and-a-half indoor football fields, a three-story office area, and a 50,000-square-foot performance center. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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No preseason games won’t have a major impact on Las Vegas Raiders

UDFAs and depth may be impacted

How many times have we seen an undrafted player or late round pick make a splash in preseason and earn their way in to a roster spot? Preseason games may mean very little to established starters, but for young guys trying to earn their spot on the roster, they could make or break their careers.

The Raiders have a number of intriguing undrafted free agents in corner Madre Harper, linebacker Javin White, and Kamaal Seymour that have skillsets and physical characteristics that they could display in game action in a standard preseason. Instead, they will need to show out in training camp, and hope that it will be enough for them to earn a place on not just the Raiders roster, but any roster in the NFL.

One factor that could be on their side is the NFL considering expanding practice squads from 10 players to 16 to give teams more depth and roster flexibility. This could allow the Raiders to stash these players on the practice squad and give themselves time to further evaluate them or call them up to the active roster in case of injury or suspension.

Next. Raiders 53-man roster projection entering training camp. dark

While this is unfortunate for the young players trying to make the 53-man squad, if this is the biggest impact on the Raiders then the team is in good shape heading in to the regular season. The 2020 season will be uncharted territory for the entire NFL as they try to navigate this strange new world but at least the Raiders are in a position to not be as impacted by the changes as several other teams.

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