Gabe Jackson is just a cap casualty. Raiders are releasing him early as a sign of respect for his hard play and being a good teammate. The Raiders can't pay each OL 10+million and if it wasn't for the lower cap this year he would probably still be with the team.
Trent Brown is due 14 mill this year which is a reasonable contract for an elite LT. He has some trade value even though he has issues. Teams either draft a LT high or pay the money.
Besides the Raiders have to pay their 1st round LT soon and already have C Rodney Hudson signed for big money. Incognito may come back for another year and they probably will sign Good at guard for less money then Jackson. I'm also guessing they use their 1st on an OL prospect.
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