We have now officially reached the aged former great NFL players portion of the program. Wednesday it was the team signing former Pro Bowl DT Gerald McCoy and today the Raiders are meeting with longtime Seahawks LB KJ Wright according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Former Seahawks’ veteran LB K.J. Wright is in Las Vegas to meet with the Raiders, per source. It’s a familiar scheme with former Seahawks’ defensive coordinator Gus Bradley now being the Raiders’ DC.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 5, 2021
Wright has been a mainstay at linebacker for the Seahawks for the last ten years. The first two years of his career he had Gus Bradley as his defensive coordinator.
Wright just turned 32 years of age and with camps about a week in across the league, it’s time to try and get in one.
What it means for the Raiders’ linebacker corps that they are looking out Wright is hard to say. Currently, the expected starters for the Raiders are Cory Littleton, Nick Kwiatkoski, and Nicholas Morrow. Wright is an inside linebacker and Morrow has been handling those assignments lately due in part to his familiarity with Bradley’s scheme. Well, Wright is quite familiar with it as well, hence the interest.
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