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Oakland Raiders: Sudden flurry of roster moves leave one man smiling

Like a kid with a new toy on Christmas, Oakland Raiders HC Jon Gruden is apparently going to keep tinkering and tinkering with his roster. And why not? It’s been a decade since he last roamed an NFL sideline, so let him play with his shiny new toys for a minute.

Gruden, in full tinker mode, pulled the trigger on a number of different additions and subtractions to the roster.

One transaction in that flurry of moves will allow everybody in the Raider Nation to breathe a little easier now, knowing that tackle Breno Giacomini was released, and won’t be responsible for trying to protect quarterback Derek Carr in any capacity – the operative word being, “trying.