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Raiders New Cornerback Drew Big Interest On Waiver Wire
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The Las Vegas Raiders added a new cornerback to their roster this week, but they had plenty of competition to get Darrell Luter Jr. , according to a report from Sam Warren of The Athletic.
The Raiders put in a waiver claim for Luter on Monday, and according to Warren via Field Yates of ESPN, the Tennessee Titans , Miami Dolphins , Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts also tried to claim the cornerback. He was the only player who drew interest from more than two teams, per Warren.
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Las Vegas got him by virtue of their 3-14 record last year, and assistant GM said the interest is about the fact that Luter is just "a good football player."
"He's played quality, regular-season snaps," Stark said. "He's a good special teams player. And we just saw the opportunity to add a player that's got a little bit of experience to him to that room, because we've got a very competitive room with some young players in there. His experience is what was intriguing to us."
That experience included playing in 17 games for the San Francisco 49ers last year, starting three of them on defense and posting 28 total tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass deflection. The Niners selected him in the fifth round back in 2023, and the 26-year old Luter becomes another veteran presence to go with Eric Stokes as the Raiders otherwise go young at corner.
There was opposition, however, according to Warren. GM John Spytek this week said the Raiders did a thorough scouting process on the players that were available, and the staff wanted to move forward with what hte Raiders already have.
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"I have a lot of faith in the person that's here," Spytek said. "We've been very intentional. We've talked a lot about that, knowing who we're bringing into the building. We have a very young roster that requires development and development requires time."
But the Raiders aren't in position to turn up their noses at young veterans who can play, which is why they added Luter. New coach Klint Kubiak is in a precarious position, as he's responsible for what happens on the field with a team that was beyond awful to watch at times last season.
Kubiak has conducted what looks to be a well-run camp, and nearly all of the personnel decisions have been made logically based on the state of the roster. What we don't know yet is what this will look like on the field, and how Kubiak will react when the bad games inevitably start to happen.
