Ranking the Las Vegas Raiders best moves in free agency so far
By Brad Weiss
The Las Vegas Raiders have done a nice job adding pieces via free agency this offseason, and here are their three best moves so far.
As is the case every offseason, the Las Vegas Raiders went into these past couple of months with rumors swirling around quarterback Derek Carr. Would the team go after Russell Wilson? What about Deshaun Watson? Well, for the fourth straight offseason, Carr is still the QB1, as the Raiders continue to try and build around him.
We have already graded out their moves in Week 1 and Week 2 of free agency, now, let us rank the three best moves they have made up until this point.
3. Raiders add John Brown at wide receiver
One of the bigger questions heading into free agency was whether or not Nelson Agholor would stay with the Raiders, as he had himself a career-year on his prove-it deal with the team in 2020. Well, Agholor ended up leaving the franchise, getting paid a boatload of money by the New England Patriots, and leaving the Raiders with a hole atop their depth chart at wide receiver.
By signing John Brown on a very-team friendly deal, the Raiders not only brought a veteran into the room, but someone who can be relied on to fill the role left vacant by Agholor if need be. Of course, the best-case scenario for Las Vegas is for Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards to be the 1 and 2 on the depth chart, with Hunter Renfrow in the slot, but for what they got Brown for, this move was a stroke of genius.