Raiders Continue Purge

The Oakland Raiders continue to purge the roster to improve their salary cap position. Their most recent cuts cleared up $8.6 Million and resulted in starting left tackle Kwame Harris and fullback Justin Griffith hitting the unemployment line.

With these recent moves the team has saved approximately $14.6 million in cap room, but also left team lacking some talented players like safety Gibril Wilson, wide receiver Ronald Curry and defensive end Kalimba Edwards. The five releases have also put $11.5 million of dead money onto their $123 million cap. If you include the carryover cap losses from DeAngelo Hall who was cut last year, the Raiders have close to $20 million of dead money on their salary cap.

Harris was signed last year from the San Francisco 49ers. He signed a three-year, $14 million contract and was due a $6 million roster bonus by the end of the week. Harris struggled late in the season with his blocking and with penalties.

Griffith tore up his knee against Baltimore on Oct. 26, would have counted just over $1 million against the cap. The Raiders also have a replacement on hand in Oren O'Neal.