The Oakland Raiders made a bizarre roster decision with Jordy Nelson.
Nelson was cut late Thursday afternoon, but it came at an extremely high price for the team. According to Ian Rapoport, he was paid $3 million before getting cut loose.
This is true. The #Raiders paid WR Jordy Nelson $3M… then released him. https://t.co/WzhleGOxkW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 14, 2019
Seriously, what were the Raiders thinking here? It makes less than zero sense to pay a guy $3 million and then send him packing.
If you’re going to dump a guy into the free agency market, then you might as well do it before guaranteed money gets kicked in.
I love Gruden, but this was an insanely stupid decision for whoever made it.
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As for Nelson, he won’t be a free agent very long, and I’ve already heard from plenty of Packers fans that they want him back.
That seems like a very likely outcome if they can get him for cheap. Considering he just got a fat payday from the Raiders, he might be willing to give his former team a discount. (RELATED: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Says He Won’t Get Surgery On His Knee)
As much as I hate Green Bay, it would be fun to see Jordy and Aaron Rodgers back together.
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As I’ve said many times, the NFL is an unpredictable world, and this is just the latest example. It doesn’t get much crazier than paying a guy millions only to cut him loose.