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Raiders Swap Cornerbacks After Roster Cutdown Day
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Raiders Swap Cornerbacks After Roster Cutdown Day
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The Las Vegas Raiders had a busy cutdown day on Sunday, and they've followed up by claiming corner back Darrell Luter off waivers while waiving former fourth-round pick Decamerion Richardson in a pair of moves reported by Myles Simmons and Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, respectively.
Luter was claimed yesterday after being waived by the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners selected him in the fifth round back in 2023, and he appeared in all 17 games last year, three of them starts. He finished the year with 28 total tackles, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery, per Simmons, and Luter has appeared in a total of 27 games in his career.
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Decamerion was selected in the fourth round by the Raiders back in 2024, and he was mostly a special teams player last year. He started seven games at corner in his rookie year, then struggled to get back on the field in that spot. He could be claimed by another team, per Smith, but if not he would likely be brought back by Las Vegas and added to the practice squad.
Coach Klint Kubiak has several coaching connections with San Francisco, so he's likely familar with Luter based on those, along with the final preseason game against the 49ers. Richardson's release is something of an indictment against previous Raiders regimes, as Las Vegas moved on from several players who were able to play a role under several different coaches.
The Raiders are going young in their secondary, and Luter gives them a bit more of a veteran presence. Eric Stokes is established as the starter on one side at corner after signing an extension, but training camp featured a heated battle between Darien Porter and rooke Hezekiah Masses to start opposite Stokes.
Luter could have a genuine chance to win a job, although he'll have to do it on short notice given that there's less than two weeks before the Raiders open their season at home against the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 13.
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Rookie Treydan Stukes has also been getting more playing time in the latter stages of camp, although Stukes is more of a slot corner/safety type who could be moved around a bit to capitalize on his versatility until he finds a positional home.
The Raiders are still making moves after the cutdown date, with receivers and linebacker being the positional focus groups. None of this is unexpected after last year's 3-14 debacle, and the roster continues to be very much a work in progress.
