As was reported earlier, Christian Hackenberg was traded by the New York Jets to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional 7th Round draft pick. As I stated, the most surprising thing here is the fact that they did not have to outright cut him.
The best thing I can say here is that Hackenberg is going to be playing under a coach that loved him before he was drafted, even going as far to say he would be surprised if he was not a first-round pick. His 2013 season at Penn State was admittedly impressive, running a pro style offense under current Houston Texan’s coach Bill O’Brien and running it as well as any 18 year old could.