No player on the Raiders roster has come up more in trade rumors than Derek Carr. Part of that is the fact that no player on the Raiders roster would yield a bigger cap savings ($13.6 million) than Carr should be traded or cut. Just below him in terms of cap savings is Gabe Jackson, who would yield $9.6 million in savings. And unlike Carr, Jackson leaves behind nothing in dead money.
For that reason, it only figured Jackson would figure to come up in trade talks. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, he certainly has.
For what it’s worth, the third-largest cap savings on the team belonged to Tahir Whitehead, who was released on Monday.
Unlike Whitehead, however, Jackson has trade value. He was a damn fine guard for the Raiders for a while. But since Tom Cable came in and brought his outside zone scheme with him, Jackson hasn’t played to the level that earned him his five-year, $55 million extension before the 2017 season. Nagging injuries have also played a factor.
To a team that still uses a power blocking scheme, Jackson would still be a valuable commodity. He’s still just 28 years of age, with three years left on his current contract, which carries no remaining guaranteed money.
The Raiders prepared for the possibility they could move Jackson by re-signing Denzelle Good to a one-year deal back in January.
