If you're the Raiders with as big a need at wide receiver as they have, you don't come out of free agency and head into the draft without making a move. Even with a considerable amount of cap room, the Raiders approached free agency conservatively. They chose to spend most of their money on keeping and extending their own players like Maxx Crosby, Adam Butler, and Malcolm Koonce while not dropping any big money on outside free agents.
Well, now is the time teams start getting some better deals on outside free agents still looking for homes. It's even possible the Raiders have their sights on a familiar face, but just haven't pulled the trigger yet.
As it happens, most of the top free agents still out there have ties to the Raiders and/or Raiders current coaching staff. Here are the top five who fit that mold.
Amari Cooper
The former Raiders fourth overall pick is considered the best free agent receiver still unsigned. Though I wouldn't say his ties to the Raiders makes him a more likely addition. If anything, his excitement at being traded to the Cowboys during the 2018 season could mean he is less likely to return to the Silver & Black. He has always been extremely talented, but severely lacking in the heart department. Mainly that his seems to run just above a flatline.
Keenan Allen
Allen has spent the past years of his career with Chris Beatty as his wide receivers coach. The first three in LA with the Chargers (2021-23) and last season with the Bears. Two of those seasons, Allen went to the Pro Bowl (2021, 23). Beatty brought Allen with him to Chicago, so it would seem likely he would try to get him in to come to Las Vegas as well. The 33-year-old had a down season on a bad Bears team, but is just a season removed from his second best NFL season.
Tyler Lockett
Lockett was one half of an outstanding wide receiver corps in Seattle under Pete Carroll for nine seasons. This ...
