Is the right man for the job at quarterback, or no? The continue to answer that question with a resounding "yes," and the three-time Pro Bowler, and all signs point at him sticking
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around and the team -- as he clashes quite publicly with the . But as the Raiders look to a future that presumably includes Carr, there are changes being made and/or considered to the wall in front of him, and that includes starting offensive linemen and .The team is reportedly expected to release Jackson ahead of free agency, per NFL insider , a move that will clear roughly $9
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.76 million in cap space. Not set on stopping there in their O-line rework, they've also reportedly begun having discu sions about potentially trading Brown, according to Ian Rapoport of , which means the 2021 season could see Carr take the field absent two familiar starters in the trenches.Time will tell if they're able to get a reasonable offer for Brown, but they should, considering the market for a talented starting tackle is perennial, and when factoring in how thin the current pool of available players is -- be that in unrestricted free agency or via trade. Brown is
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both a Pro Bowl player and a champion, the latter stemming from his days protecting for the in 2018. He went on to join the Raiders via trade with the Patriots and then on signed a four-year, $66 million contract in Oakland (now Las Vegas).His contract will obviously be a major talking point in any trade, because the team that acquires Brown would have to absorb the final two years of the deal at a combined salary cap hit of $29.25 million -- barring a reworked contract -- which could be off-putting a bit for a right tackle. None of the funds are guaranteed, however, and that would allow the new club to play the next
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final two years by ear, knowing they could release him without suffering a dead money hit to their cap. While the Raiders attempt to work out something regarding Brown, Jackson is now looking for a new football home, effective immediately, having played for no other team since being selected by Oakland/Las Vegas in the 2014 . The former All-SEC talent will a suredly garner interest on the open market, and the cap-strapped Raiders will use the
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savings from his release to dig out of the red, financially. This does mean, of course, that they'll now have to replace him going forward, but that's a bridge they'll cro s in either free agency or the upcoming draft -- likely the latter.As for Carr, he should begin preparing to acclimate to one, po sibly two, new starters on his O-line in 2021.
