Tyrell Williams said after last season he considered himself a “No. 1 receiver” and hoped to go somewhere where he could become just that. Instead Maxx Crosby Oakland Raiders Jersey , Williams picked the Raiders after their trade for Antonio Brown.The former Chargers receiver said he picked the Raiders because of Brown’s presence.鈥淪eeing AB come here, seeing some of the things they鈥檙e doing on the offensive side of the ball, it鈥檚 exciting,鈥?Williams said in a press conference, via Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area. 鈥淚鈥檝e gone against the Raiders the past four years, so it鈥檚 an easy transition for me.鈥漌illiams made 41 catches for 653 yards and five total touchdowns in 2018, giving him 155 receptions for 2,530 yards and 17 total touchdowns in his four seasons with the Chargers.He expects bigger numbers with the Raiders even if he’s not the top target.鈥淎ntonio鈥檚 going to draw a lot of attention,鈥?Williams said. 鈥淲hen they鈥檙e doubling him, I鈥檒l be able to get a solo matchup. I鈥檓 definitely looking forward to that.鈥 In a couple days, the Raiders rookies and tryout players will take the field for the team’s rookie minicamp practice. That will go down on Friday. But before then Maxx Crosby Oakland Raiders Jersey , they had some business to take..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders release five to make room for incoming undrafted free agent signeesNew,41commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareRaiders release five to make room for incoming undrafted free agent signeesWide receiver James Jones at Raiders OTA practiceLevi DamienIn a couple days, the Raiders rookies and tryout players will take the field for the team’s rookie minicamp practice. That will go down on Friday. But before then, they had some business to take care of. Namely the signing of the group of undrafted free agent rookies. With those addition, the team often has to clear up space on the offseason roster.While they have yet to officially announce which undrafted free agents they have signed, we have a list of them right here in our tracker. Ahead of that official announcement, the team has made some cuts.The players let go today were as follows:RB James ButlerLB Cayson CollinsWR Rashard DavisG/C Cameron HuntWE De’Mornay Pierson-ElButler, Collins, and Davis all spent time on the Raiders practice squad last season.Butler was an undrafted rookie for the Raiders last year and was signed to the practice squad where he spent the majority of the season. Collins was on and off the Raiders’ practice squad several times last season. Davis was signed to the Raiders’ practice squad ahead of Week 11 of last season. Hunt was originally an undrafted free agent by the Denver Broncos out of Oregon in 2017. He joined the Raiders last offseason and was active for the team’s final three games last season.Pierson-El was signed out of the defunct AAF. Prior to that he had a short stint in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes. We will know the initial undrafted free agent signees soon, definitely within the next couple days.Follow @LeviDamien
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