Raiders Expected To Release WR Michael Crabtree If They Sign Jordy Nelson

Update:

Ian Rapoport confirms a recent report from that the Raiders are likely to release WR Michael Crabtree if they finalize a deal with Jordy Nelson.

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According to Michael Gehlken, the Raiders are expected to release WR Michael Crabtree if they end up signing Jordy Nelson to a contract during his visit.

The Raiders wasted no time in scheduling a visit with Nelson following his release from the Packers and there has been talk for a few months now that Crabtree’s time in Oakland could be coming to and end.

Gehlken previously reported that the Raiders are privately “uncomfortable” with the money owed to Crabtree and RB Marshawn Lynch and their situations are “very much in flux.”

Crabtree, 30, is a former first-round pick of the 49ers back in 2009. He spent six years in San Francisco before signing on with the Raiders in 2015.

Crabtree is entering the fourth year of his five-year, $34 million contract that included $19 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $7 million and $7.5 million over the next two years of the agreement.

In 2017, Crabtree appeared in 14 games and caught 58 passes for 618 yards receiving and eight touchdowns for the Raiders. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 62 receiver out of 116 qualifying players.

We’ll have more regarding Crabtree as the news is available.