Don't forget that 8k for each week he is on the practice squad goes further in Florida than California. FL has no income tax and Jacksonville is much cheaper than the East Bay. Most of the Raiders players in recent years have either lived in Alameda to be close to the practice facility or the Tri Valley where the wealthy live.
ALAMEDA —" The decision to claim DeShone Kizer off waivers became clear Monday when it was learned the Raiders will place reserve quarterback Nathan Peterman on injured reserve with an elbow injury."
“That was your storyline. That wasn’t my storyline, just so we’re on the same page,” Gruden said. “He did a heck of a job. We tried to keep him on practice squad. He felt like he had a better opportunity to make the team in Jacksonville. You hate to see him go, but we’re happy for his future. We weren’t eager to get rid of Marcell Ateman. He started several games for us last year. Rico Gafford made some big plays this preseason, and he’s only played receiver for one year.
“[Doss was] in a tough spot. He’s a big story on the TV show, but that’s not the reality that we saw on tape.”
The tape showed catches, the tape showed audio of you saying how much you liked him, in game and in press conference. Simple truth was, you wanted to store a bunch of QBs in the cupboard and didn't have the space for Doss...and he bolted. Case closed. The tape was fine.
Raiders gambled on Doss falling in love with being a Raider, and taking a PS offer at no relative cost to the organization.
It was a cocky move and they lost a good player who did what was best for him.
Just my 2 cents...
Predictions on when Doss will make the 53 man roster for the Jags? They seem to have a history of signing Wide Receivers who perform off the practice squad with Keelan Cole being the latest one
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NFL Network just reported #Raiders called Jax about Doss, Jags gave Doss full league minimum offer to stay, and Doss opted for Jax. #messenger
Keelan Doss just got signed to the active 53 roster for the Raiders and a big pay raise... making 795,000 now. Way to go Keelan! The Raiders knew they made a big mistake.
The full timeline is... Keelan gets cut by the Raiders as they trimmed the roster to 53. Keelan signs with the Jaguars practice squad even after getting a practice squad offer from the Raiders. The Raiders then inquire about Doss again so the Jaguars raise his salary to active squad minimum despite still being on the practice squad. The Raiders sign Keelan to their active 53 man roster. It's been a wild couple of days for him.
Raiders gave him the same salary offer as the Jags ($495,000), but also included a $300,000 signing bonus and a spot on the 53 man active roster. Congrats to Mr. Doss.