The Las Vegas Raiders traded Pro Bowl tight end Darren Waller, and replaced him with Pro Bowl tight end Austin Hooper. On Saturday, Raider Nation got its first look at Hooper in silver and black during a game. As he competes with rookie Michael Mayer for field time in 2023, we take a look at how he performed in Week 2 of the preseason.
Is Jakorian Bennett ready to be a solution to what many NFL pundits see as a weakness for the Las Vegas Raiders? One legend of the Silver and Black thinks so. On the other side of the ball, Austin Hooper is eager to mentor rookie tight end Michael Mayer while simultaneously proving he can get back to his Pro Bowl days.
The NFL is a passing league, so the Las Vegas Raiders have put a lot of financial resources into the wide receiver position. With the likes of Davante Adams and Hunter Renfrow, Vegas has a costly group of pass catchers.
“Las Vegas could simply rescind the franchise tag if it knows Jacobs is committed to netting a bigger deal elsewhere, allowing the Raiders’ quasi-Patriots regime to save an instant $10 million and revert to a RB-by-committee approach,” says CBS Sports.
Moving on from a player of Darren Waller‘s caliber is never easy. After all, there’s a reason Waller became the highest-paid tight end in league history. However, if you manage to swap out Waller for Austin Hooper and immediately free up $10 million in cap while doing so, you give a team more flexibility to …
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