Raiders May news tracker

Raiders May news tracker
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All the latest NFL news and rumors

We’re into the fifth month of the Las Vegas Raiders’ 2025 offseason after a 2024 season which didn’t go as hoped and the team is looking toward the future with the NFL draft complete and the second phase of free agency still happening. We’re collecting all the news, injury reports, signings, rumors, and everything you need to follow the Raiders and the NFL in the month of April.

We’ll update everything below in reverse chronological order:

May 30

1:44 p.m.: The Jets are hiring Raiders’ personnel assistant JaLun Morris. There has been a lot of turnover this offseason in Las Vegas’ front office as John Spytek has taken over as the general manager.


May 29

2:33 p.m.: De’Andre Pierce, the son of former Raiders’ coach Antonio Pierce, is headed to Sacramento State after spending last season on his father’s staff.


May 28

1:02 p.m.: The Raiders have made the signing of star punter A.J. Cole to a contract extension official.


May 27

2:15 p.m.: The Raiders are making an addition to their analytics team, hiring Andrew Fedele from the Jaguars as the Senior Manager of Strategic Research and Development.

May 21

10:57 p.m.: The Raiders added former Michigan linebacker Michael Barrett to the roster. Barrett was a seventh-round pick by the Carolina Panthers in last year’s draft but was traded to the Seattle Seahawks at the end of training camp. He didn’t make Seattle’s roster and spent time on the Seahawks’, Cleveland Browns’ and Green Bay Packers’ practice squads before being called up to the Packers’ active roster in January. In a corresponding move, the Raiders waived linebacker Wesley Steiner.

May 20

1:21 p.m.: The NFL owners have voted to allow players to participate in 2028 Summer Olympics Flag football games.

12:08 p.m.: Raiders Hall of Famer Charles Woodson is officially a limited partner in the Cleveland Browns’ ownership group.


May 19

1:53 p.m.: The Bills signed wide receiver Kristian Wilkinson. The Raiders cut him last week.

1:36 p.m.: Raiders’ rookie running back Ashton Jeanty explained how Chip Kelly got him to change his stance for the NFL. Jeanty said perhaps he will change back to his own style at some point if allowed.


May 15

9:15 a.m.: Raiders Hall of Famer Charles Woodson is planning to purchase a very small percentage of the Cleveland Browns.


May 14

3:09 p.m.: The Bills worked out receiver Kristian Wilkerson, who was cut by the Raiders on Monday.


May 13

2:29 p.m.: The Tennessee Titans claimed linebacker Amari Burney off of waivers. The Raiders waived the 2023 sixth-round pick Monday.

2:25 p.m.: The Miami Dolphins claimed defensive tackle Matthew Butler off of waivers. Las Vegas waived the 2022 fifth-round pick on Monday.

1:21 p.m.: Linebacker Kana’i Mauga, recently cut by the Raiders, has signed with AFC West rival, the Chargers.

11:10 a.m.: Rasul Douglas, one of the top free agents on the market, is visiting the Seahawks.

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