ALAMEDA – Jordy Nelson doesn’t plan on playing until he’s 40. The veteran receiver won’t be one of those guys who plays until his body says uncle, finding instead a proper time and place to walk away from the NFL game that has given him so much.
That time isn’t now. Nelson plans to return for a 12th season and his second in silver and black.
He’s under contract to do so. Nelson is owed $7.2 million in base salary and bonuses though none of it is guaranteed until March 2019.
The Raiders could release him without penalty, but that’s seeming less likely given Nelson’s quality production rate and leadership down this season’s stretch.