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Levi Damien

Raiders trade former 4th round DT Neil Farrell to Chiefs for 6th round pick

It’s not great value to draft a player in the fourth round only to turn around a year later and trade him for a sixth round pick. But that’s what the Raiders have done with Neil Farrell Jr. And to a division rival no less.

Farrell apparently played well enough to garner interest from other teams, but not well enough to get back even the draft capital they spent on him. Or, you know, keep on the roster.

The 6-4, 319-pounder was one of two DT’s the Raiders selected in the 2022 draft. Neither he nor fifth rounder Matthew Butler were able to see the field much as rookies and then watched the Raiders once again use two draft picks at the position in this year’s draft on Byron Young (round three) and Nesta Jade Silvera (round seven) respectively.

Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr. looks to the sideline during the second half of the NFL football exhibition Hall of Fame Game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Canton, Ohio. The Raiders won 27-11. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
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