A day after the initial 53-man roster was set, the Las Vegas Raiders participated in the first waiver-claim period around the NFL to start the tinkering of their in-season roster.
Las Vegas took the opportunity to try to give depth to their pass-rushing crew by claiming Brennan Jackson off of waivers. He was cut by the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday.
Jackson was a fifth-round pick by the Rams last year out of Washington State. Jackson, 24, played in seven games as a rookie and had three tackles. He did have three sacks in the preseason this year.
Clearly, Raiders’ general manager John Spytek and his staff see something in Jackson and he will be added to the pass-rusher room. The Raiders had four pass-rushers on the 53-man roster, starters Maxx Crosby and Malcolm Koonce and reserves Tyree Wilson and Charles Snowden.
The Raiders will have to clear a roster spot to make room for Jackson later Wednesday. Perhaps Snowden could be on the bubble or one of their final two of their six linebackers, Tommy Eichenberg or seventh-round pick, Cody Lindenberg could be expendable.
The Raiders could also put quarterback Aidan O’Connell on the injured reserve to make room as well. O’Connell is expected to move 6-8 weeks with a fractured right wrist. There could be more moves in the veteran free-agent market as well. Positions they could look at include defensive tackle and the secondary.
UPDATE: Tackle Thayer Munford was waived to make room for Jackson. Munford had a terrible preseason and gave up a sack on the play O’Connell was injured. Munford, a seventh-round pick in 2022, played in 46 games and started 18 games for the Raiders. If he clears waivers Thursday, he could be added to the Raiders’ practice squad if they want.
While the Raiders claimed Jackson, no Las Vegas players were claimed around the NFL. Silver and Black Pride’s Tristen Kuhn has reported the Raiders have already added waived sixth-round picks, wide receiver/returner Tommy Mellott and quarterback Cam Miller, to the practice squad after they cleared waivers.
UPDATE: Mellott is not on the initial 17-player practice squad.
There were some players connected to the Raiders who they bypassed. Colts cornerback JuJu Brents, who is a prototypical Pete Carroll cornerback, was claimed by Miami. The Colts claimed Jacksonville linebacker Chad Muma. Both of those claiming teams had a lesser waiver-claim priority than the Raiders, who had the sixth priority. The waiver-claim priority list is based off the original 2025 draft order and will remain for the first portion of the regular season.
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