With two rookie tackles starting last season, the Raiders couldn’t stop anyone. Derek Carr was under pressure almost constantly. Some 30 of the 52 sacks the Raiders gave up were surrendered by the combination of Kolton Miller and Brandon Parker.
Miller suffered a knee injury in week four which he couldn’t fully recover. He was always seen as a raw project who needed to add some bulk as well in order to perform at the NFL level. He remains the team’s left tackle.
Taking over at right tackle is Trent Brown who protected Tom Brady’s blind side last season as the Patriots won the Super Bowl.