The Oakland Raiders have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:
- CB Neiko Thorpe (Adam Caplan)
- RB George Atkinson III
- G Mitch Bell
- WR K.J. Brent
- CB Kenneth Durden
- WR Marvin Hall
- DL Drew Iddings
- DL Branden Jackson
- G Denver Kirkland
- DT Derrick Lott
- LB John Lotulelei
- TE Jake McGee
- WR Jaydon Mickens
- TE Ryan O’Malley
- G Oni Omoile
- LB Korey Toomer
- DE Greg Townsend Jr.
- LB Kyrie Wilson
Other roster moves include:
- LB Neiron Ball and DE James Cowser (waived/injured)
- FB Marcel Reece (reserve/suspended)
Thorpe, 26, originally signed on with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn back in 2012. He spent two years in Kansas City before he signed a future/reserve contract with the Raiders at the end of 2014.
Interesting enough, Thorpe recently agreed to take a paycut with Oakland that diminished his $2.553 million salary for 2016 down to $1 million, which included a base salary of $675,000.
In 2015, Thorpe appeared in 14 games and recorded 40 tackles, one interception and
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