With free agency approaching, the Raiders have some in-house business to take care of. Namely attempting to hold onto some of their own players who will otherwise become free agents.
Today they made their first move to retain one of their impending free agents. They have re-signed veteran running back Ameer Abdullah.
The journeyman back has been with the Raiders the past two seasons and will now have a shot at a third.
This will be Abdullah’s 10th NFL season. He turns 31 in June.
Over his two seasons in Las Vegas, the 31-year-old has posted 451 yards from scrimmage with one touchdown. Most of his yards come as a receiver out of the backfield. He has just 19 carries for 109 yards with no touchdowns over those two seasons.
Other running backs under contract for the Raiders include late season starter Zamir White and roster fringe players Brittain Brown, Austin Walter, Sincere McCormick, and Tyreik McAllister.
Longtime starter Josh Jacobs is slated to become a free agent should the team be unable to reach a deal before then.
