The Las Vegas Raiders signed cornerback Prince Amukamara on Monday and in a subsequent move waived former Wisconsin cornerback Nick Nelson.
Nelson transferred to Wisconsin before the 2017 season after two years at Hawaii and played his way into being selected by the Raiders in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
In his one year in Madison the Maryland native led the NCAA in passes defended with 21 and finished the season with 35 tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a memorable punt return touchdown against Michigan.
In Oakland (the Raiders moved from Oakland to Las Vegas after the end of the 2019 season) Nelson was unable to find similar success to that of his 2017 campaign with the Badgers as he played in a total of 12 games with three starts and recorded just one pass defense, one fumble recovery and 20 total tackles.
The former Badger will now look to find a new NFL home as each team’s offseason preparations get underway.