After the second preseason game, head coach Klint Kubiak sent a message to the Las Vegas Raiders' wide receiver group.
"Yeah, I learned a lot in that we have to get a lot better very fast. That we took a step backwards; doesn't mean we can't go forward. But right now, we are trying to find someone that is accountable and can help us on Sunday. Still looking."
Right after the preseason finale, Kubiak was asked about the performance of the wide receiver group and offered a more general assessment that the skill position group wasn't good enough. He did single out Jalen Nailor as being at fault for Fernando Mendoza's interception, though.
In a broad sense, it seems the Raiders will be keenly aware of any wide receiver options who may surface as other teams make their roster cuts. According to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post, the New York Giants may be set to cut veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton.
Raiders should be ready to consider veteran WR who seems to be on his way out with current team
The revealing note on that front, as Schwartz revealed, was Slayton starting during Friday night's preseason finale against the New York Jets and playing into the second quarter when No. 3 quarterback Brandon Allen came into the game.
Someone who is locked into a roster spot isn't going to play that much in a preseason finale very often.
Offseason sports hernia surgery led to Slayton being ramped up slowly during offseason work, and his training camp was not notably good, with reports that he was not moving well. He had four catches for 58 yards in the Giants' second preseason game, though, so maybe he's healthier now.
Slayton has spent the first seven seasons of his career in a Giants uniform, often with lackluster quarterback play. His role, in terms of snap share, has remained pretty robust, but since topping 720 yards in four of his first five seasons, his production has waned.
Still, Slayton has averaged at least 14.5 yards per catch six times in his career.
Slayton is also entering the second year of the three-year, $36 million deal that he signed in 2025. Cutting him would only yield $3.167 million in cap savings for the Giants, with the remainder of his 2026 cap hit (nearly $12.75 million) left behind as dead money, according to Over The Cap.
Slayton's days as an intriguing "what if he ever left the Giants?" wide receiver are pretty much gone. But the Raiders should still be ready to kick the tires if he becomes available, and "if" may become "when" soon.
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