Las Vegas Raiders just accidentally told us their free agency plans at one crucial position
The Las Vegas Raiders may have just told us all some of their free agency plans when it comes to one crucial position. We all know that the safety position is underrated and undervalued. They don't make near the amount of money as cornerbacks do. And, sure, playing cornerback may be the second hardest position […]
The Las Vegas Raiders may have just told us all some of their free agency plans when it comes to one crucial position.
We all know that the safety position is underrated and undervalued. They don't make near the amount of money as cornerbacks do. And, sure, playing cornerback may be the second hardest position in the league, but playing safety is no picnic, especially when you play safety in Patrick Graham's defensive system, where he will sometimes have you in the box for five straight plays.
Last year, the Raiders entered the 2024 season with a pretty good safety duo. Tre'Von Moehrig has progressively gotten better every year and is considered a top-10 safety in the league while Marcus Epps is a great veteran who has an amazing IQ. But, none of that mattered because the Raiders would go through some of the more brutal injuries in the entire league.
Against the Carolina Panthers at the beginning of the season, we saw Epps tear his ACL. He did not finish the season in what was a contract year for him last year. Instead, Isaiah Pola-Mao started 14 games. The former USC Trojans safety showed a lot of promise.
So much so, that the Raiders decided to reward him.
Raiders sign safety Isaiah Pola-Mao to extension
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Raiders signed Pola-Mao to an extension. He's now on for two more years on a deal worth up to $8.45 million, and $4 million APY.
This kind of shows that they want to rock with Pola-Mao in the future as the starter, and that they likely won't bring Epps back next year. And, it makes sense, as he's coming off an ACL injury, and Pola-Mao is younger and showed a ton of potential last season. Pola-Mao is the perfect Pete Carroll prototype safety, too. He's very similar to what Carroll liked back when he was the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
So, now they just have to figure out what they are going to do with Moehrig, who is also due a new deal this offseason. And man, Moehrig is going to make a lot of money.
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