Follow usThe Las Vegas Raiders are releasing fourth-year safety Johnatan Abram after failing to deal him ahead of last week’s trade deadline, according to reports.
A surprise: The #Raiders are releasing former first-round pick safety Johnathan Abram, per source. pic.twitter.com/E8BjfpRvhT
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 8, 2022
The 26-year-old Abram, the No. 27 pick in the 2019 draft, was in the final year of his rookie contract after struggling Raiders decided not to exercise the fifth-year option on his deal this offseason.
He’s due a little over $1 million in base salary for the remainder of 2022.
Abram, who joined the Raiders out of Mississippi State, will now head to waivers, where all of the league’s 31 other teams will have to a chance to claim him.
Abram, who becomes just the latest Raiders draft pick to depart the organization in recent years, never quite met the high expectations set out for him in the NFL, racking up 255 total tackles and three interceptions across four years with Vegas.
The Raiders are 2–6 under first-year coach Josh McDaniels through eight games.
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