The Las Vegas Raiders were excited about their safety room heading into the 2025 NFL season. Even though they let Tre'Von Moehrig and Marcus Epps walk, they retained the ever-promising Isaiah Pola-Mao, and they went out and got Jeremy Chinn and Lonnie Johnson Jr. in free agency.
Even returner Chris Smith II was showing glimpses during the offseason program, so it seemed like the room had both talent and depth. But Johnson broke his fibula just before the preseason games started during a mock game at Allegiant Stadium, which landed him on the Injured Reserve.
To replace him, the Raiders added Terrell Edmunds and Tristin McCollum, but neither has filled the void left by Johnson, who was having a tremendous offseason in Las Vegas.