The Oakland Raiders cut their roster to 53 players Saturday. Here’s what things look like:
As obvious as Jon Gruden’s dislike for the Raiders’ backup QB situation was, Oakland jettisoning both EJ Manuel and Connor Cook and trading a fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for AJ McCarron was just as surprising, given his lack of experience with Gruden.
The Raiders were able to stash undrafted rookie Chris Warren III on injured reserve, rather than subject him to waivers after he led the NFL in preseason rushing with 292 yards on 58 carries (5.