Raiders Have Stayed In Touch With CB Marcus Peters, Likely To Sign Him Before Camp?

According to Vic Tafur and Tashan Reed, the Raiders and veteran CB Marcus Peters have stayed in touch so far this offseason. 

The two cite both league and team sources and note that it seems likely the two sides will work out a deal sometime before the start of training camp, although they add Peters is not the only veteran cornerback on Las Vegas’ list. 

Peters took a visit with the Raiders last month. He’s from Oakland and grew up with a lot of familiarity with the team. 

The veteran cornerback has also been connected to the Ravens where he’s played the past few years but Baltimore has made some other moves at cornerback that signal they’ve perhaps moved on. 

Peters, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2015. The Rams acquired him from the Chiefs in exchange for a 2018 fourth- and 2019 second-round pick.

Peters was entering the final year of his four-year, $9.584 million contract when the Rams picked up his fifth-year option. From there, Los Angeles elected to trade Peters to the Ravens for Kenny Young and a 2020 fifth-round pick. 

Peters was in line to be an unrestricted free agent in 2020 when he agreed to a three-year, $42 million extension that included $32 million guaranteed in 2019. 

In 2022, Peters appeared in 13 games for the Ravens and recorded 47 tackles, one sack, an interception, two forced fumbles, two recoveries and six pass defenses.

We have him included in our Top 100 Available 2023 NFL Free Agents list.