The Oakland Raiders needed to make a move for a linebacker this week and they did just that. However, they didn’t go out and make a trade as many had expected, instead opting to re-sign veteran Brandon Marshall.
The Raiders have suffered an incredible amount of bad luck at the linebacker position this season and the unit is as thin at it’s been all season. But there was reason for optimism in the offseason despite what’s been a difficult few weeks.
Oakland brought in both Marshall and former Pro Bowler Vontaze Burfict from Cincinnati and the two were expected to play alongside 2018 holdover Tahir Whitehead to give the team some stability at the position.