4. CB Prince Amukamara released
There was a good deal of excitement among Raiders fans when the team added Amukamara. They had tried to sign Eli Apple and the deal fell through, so they got Amukamara and most — including myself — thought he was an even better get. Then camp came.
Making sense of it:
Amukamara did not impress in camp. Who did impress was rookie Damon Arnette, despite breaking his thumb during camp. Amukamara was to be insurance for when Arnette was ready to go and Arnette looked like he already was.
And with a stable of promising young corners behind him, like Keisean Nixon, Amik Robertson, and Isaiah Johnson, they weren’t willing to lose one of them in order to keep Amukamara.
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