Las Vegas Raiders Release Safety Damarious Randall

Raiders release veteran safety Damarious Randall just before the start of the season

It seemed that earlier in the summer, the Las Vegas Raiders had high hopes for what Damrious Randall could bring to their secondary.

General manager Mike Mayock himself thought that Randall could “be a wonderful complement” to second-year safety Johnathan Abram.

No one will be able to find out if he could though, as it was announced earlier today that the team would be release Randall just before the start of the regular season.

The Raiders still owe him $1.5 million on his deal, although a portion of that would be offset if Randall signs with another team.

The report said that it was “somewhat of a surprise” since there hadn’t been any news that Randall was struggling and with the money left on his contract.

Randall is the second straight veteran defensive back the Raiders have released, after the team cut cornerback Prince Amukamara.

It would seem that the Raiders are comfortable in rolling with a more youthful secondary this year. That can be gleaned from reports as well, as after Randall was released it was said that the Raiders “like what they see” from their young DBs.

Randall will hope to catch on with what would be his fourth team. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2015 and after three seasons was traded to the Cleveland Browns, where he spent two seasons.

Randall has been able to be a starter in multiple roles in his career, both as a corner and safety. He’s recorded 14 interceptions in five seasons, showing a propensity to create turnovers, although he had zero last season. 

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