The Chicago Bears Claim offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood All waivers are exempted from Las Vegas Raiders A source revealed to ESPN Field Yates that the event took place Wednesday.
Leatherwood, Raiders’ 2021 top-round draft pick was waived Las Vegas Tuesday as they trimmed their initial 53-man roster.
Leatherwood, an offensive tackle taken with the No. The Raiders selected Leatherwood as an offensive lineman with the No.
Leatherwood’s rookie contract includes a guaranteed salary of $14.39 million.
Many observers considered Leatherwood a draft target last season. He struggled enough in the first week of the season to be moved from right tackle in Week 5 to right guard.
He was competing after being moved back to right tackle during training camp. Brandon Parker Before Parker was injured in the Hall of Fame Game, he had an arm injury. Leatherwood was replaced by Thayer Munford, a rookie seventh-rounder. Jermaine EluemunorHe was made redundant as Leatherwood couldn’t fulfill the role of swing tackle.
This report was contributed by Paul Gutierrez, ESPN.