The Las Vegas Raiders revamped their front office this offseason under new general manager John Spytek. He and head coach Pete Carroll seemingly have alignment on how they want the roster to look, and that caused plenty of turnover for the Raiders.
Spytek did not re-sign cornerback Nate Hobbs during free agency, and the team waived cornerback Jack Jones just before the 2025 NFL Draft. To replace them, the team drafted Iowa State's Darien Porter in the third round and signed Eric Stokes, a former first-rounder in 2021.
Raider Nation has been worried about the state of the cornerback room, as no player in the group has played more than 45 NFL games. The new brass looked to mitigate this issue in early June when they hosted former Pro Bowler Shaq Griffin on a visit.
Griffin was an obvious candidate for the Raiders' roster, as he spent the first four seasons of his career with Carroll on the Seattle Seahawks. Several weeks passed, however, and Las Vegas had not signed the veteran to a deal.
On Wednesday, NFL Insider Jordan Schultz reported that Griffin was signing back with the Seahawks on a one-year deal worth up to $4 million.
While Las Vegas could have easily paid him this salary, given they are flush with cap space, it seems like a reunion with him and Carroll was not meant to be. If either side really wanted things to work out, they likely would have at some point in the last few weeks.
Last season, Griffin starred for the Minnesota Vikings, as he played in every game of the season for the first time since 2018. He had two interceptions and six passes defended in addition to 41 tackles.
Las Vegas will rely on Porter, Stokes and a handful of returners that include 2024 fourth-round pick Decamerion Richardson and 2023 fourth-round pick Jakorian Bennett to hold down the secondary this season.
