The Oakland Raiders made the following roster moves on Saturday in order to reduce the active roster to the NFL-mandated 53 players.
Released the following players:
Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | College |
Andre Carter | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 13 | California |
Omar Gaither | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 8 | Tennessee |
Joselio Hanson | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 9 | Texas Tech |
Tony Hills | T | 6-5 | 304 | 6 | Texas |
Reggie Smith | S | 6-1 | 192 | 5 | Oklahoma |
Waived the following players:
Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | College |
Ryan Baker | DL | 6-5 | 302 | 5 | Purdue |
David Bass | DE | 6-4 | 256 | R | Missouri Western St. |
Billy Boyko | LB | 6-2 | 240 | R | Lehigh |
Chance Casey | CB | 5-11 | 190 | R | Baylor |
Jason Foster | G | 6-3 | 300 | 1 | Rhode Island |
Richard Gordn | TE | 6-4 | 268 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) |
Greg Jenkins | WR | 6-1 | 208 | R | Alabama St. |
Shelton Johnson | S | 6-0 | 197 | R | Wisconsin |
Brian Leonhardt | TE | 6-5 | 255 | R | Bemidji St |
Lamar Mady | G | 6-2 | 315 | R | Youngstown St |
Justin Medlock | K | 5-11 | 200 | 3 | UCLA |
Kurt Taufa'asau | DT | 6-2 | 300 | R | Wyoming |
Chase Thomas | LB | 6-3 | 241 | R | Stanford |
Conner Vernon | WR | 6-0 | 192 | R | Duke |
Deonte Williams | RB | 5-10 | 213 | R | Cal Poly |
Waived/Injured the following player:
Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | College |
Willie Smith | T | 6-5 | 310 | 3 | East Carolina |
Placed the following player on Reserve/Injured:
Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | College |
Tony Bergstrom | OL | 6-5 | 310 | 2 | Utah |
League placed the following player on Reserve/Suspended:
Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Exp. | College |
Andre Holmes | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 2 | Hillsdale |