It’s no secret that wide receiver is among the biggest needs for the Raiders this offseason. After the DUI and following the release of Henry Ruggs, the team just didn’t have a receiver that could stretch the field in any capacity.
But how the Raiders address that need remains to be seen. They could use their first-round pick to find a young receiver, but drafting at pick No. 22 means they might only get the third or fourth receiver in the class.
Instead, could they look to the trade market to find a proven speedster? In a recent article by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, he predicted that the Falcons would trade Calvin Ridley this offseason. Here is what Fowler had to say about a possible trade: