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Raiders: Grades for the second wave of 2022 free agency

By Alexander Monfreda

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 29: An Oakland Raiders flag is shown during the team's 2017 NFL Draft event at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on April 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. National Football League owners voted in March to approve the team's application to relocate to Las Vegas. The Raiders are expected to begin play no later than 2020 in a planned 65,000-seat domed stadium to be built in Las Vegas at a cost of about USD 1.9 billion. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 29: An Oakland Raiders flag is shown during the team's 2017 NFL Draft event at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on April 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. National Football League owners voted in March to approve the team's application to relocate to Las Vegas. The Raiders are expected to begin play no later than 2020 in a planned 65,000-seat domed stadium to be built in Las Vegas at a cost of about USD 1.9 billion. (Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images) /
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Raiders: Grades for the second wave of 2022 free agency

Wrapping it up

Overall Grade

  • Grade: B

Much like wave one, there’s a consistent theme here: One-year prove it deals.

Las Vegas is taking no risk on most of these deals, while all have the chance to pay dividends. This type of deal only makes a player more hungry to prove his worth and get paid in the following season, so I applaud this tactic.

My one qualm, much like wave one, is the offensive line. This is the one spot where the Raiders could’ve been better, but unfortunately, general manager Dave Ziegler claims there are no offensive linemen on the market they’re interested in.

Now, it’s unfair to assume there are no plans to address the offensive line in the draft due to the disinterest in remaining free agents. Ziegler continues to express interest in trading up in the 2022 NFL draft, and perhaps that’s the card Las Vegas intends on playing.

Regardless, it would be a disappointment to continue onward with the offensive line as is. After all, this was a bottom-five ranked line last year, and the only two moves involve retaining players from last season.

If the Raiders made an outside move in the offensive line department, this grade could’ve gone higher. Still, depth was addressed for every unit, and it’s hard to find a negative takeaway from that.

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