“I think the Raiders are another team that’s a logical fit for Jimmy,” Pelissero said. “He’s got the connections there with Josh McDaniels and the GM Dave Zeigler. The teams you mentioned (Jets, Buccaneers) are certainly on that list.”
“Just think of the big picture here,” Kawakami said. “They saved the roster spot for him. They didn’t have to. They were waiting for him. They didn’t say he actually will be back, but they saved the roster spot for him. They could have activated somebody else. And you look back into history, he’s a guy who was good but continuously got hurt, and then they rely on him and he gets hurt, and then they rely on him and he gets hurt.