Las Vegas has already spent big
The Las Vegas Raiders were poised to have the second most salary-cap room in the NFL when the legal tampering period begins Monday at 9 a.m. PT.
However, after a pre-free agency spending blitz, the team reportedly now has the 14th most cap room.
After taking care of Maxx Crosby ($38,153,250 cap hit in 2025) and trading for Geno Smith (for now, a $31,000,000 hit), the @Raiders effective cap space is $44,529,456 heading into free agency, the 14th most in the NFL.
— Vincent Bonsignore (@VinnyBonsignore) March 9, 2025
But that’s OK because they still have money to help fill their many needs and they’ve already checked some big boxes.
- They extended the contract of star defensive end Maxx Crosby, paying him $35.5 million a year.
- They found their starting quarterback Geno Smith and are on the books for big money, but that will very likely change soon because he is expected to agree to a new multi-year contract in the $40-45 million a season range.
- They signed starting guard Alex Cappa to a two-year, $11 million deal two days after he was cut by the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Raiders still should be busy starting Monday. Among the free agents they have been connected to are cornerback Byron Murphy of the Minnesota Vikings and wide receiver Chris Godwin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They are both expected to get big deal and they both play positions of priority for the Raiders.
Las Vegas also have multiple in-house free gents whoa re priorities. they include linebacker Robert Spillane, safety Tre’von Moehrig, defensive end Malcolm Koonce, cornerback Nate Hobbs and linebacker Divine Deablo.
So, while they have already spent big, expect more checks to signed out of Henderson in the coming days.
