Happy Former Raiders First Rounders Getting Cut Day for all those who celebrate. Today it’s Alex Leatherwood and Johnathan Abram who are getting their walking papers by the team they were hoping to latch on with.
Leatherwood was the Raiders top pick in the 2021 draft. He lasted just one season for the Raiders before being cut. He played four games with the Bears in 2022 and hasn’t seen an NFL snap since. He signed onto the Browns’ practice squad last season and wasn’t brought back. Then signed with the Chargers this past offseason. Now he’s looking for work again.
Abram was taken at 27 overall in the 2019 draft. He was in his fourth season with the Raiders and was released midway through the season. He was claimed by the Packers and cut after two games then signed by the Seahawks where he finished the season. He appeared in nine games with the Saints last season.
The other five first round picks for the Raiders the past five years:
2023 DE Tyree Wilson — Backup for Raiders
2020 WR Henry Ruggs — Prison
2020 CB Damon Arnette — Out of the league
2019 DE Clelin Ferrell — On his third NFL team (Washington)
2019 RB Josh Jacobs — Signed with Green Bay this offseason