REPORT: Raiders send scouts home ahead of NFL Draft

With less than a week to go until the 2019 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders seem to be in disarray. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, general manager Mike Mayock and head coach Jon Gruden have sent the scouts home.

According to Rapoport, Mayock and Gruden aren’t sure what scouts to trust and they want to clear the room as they prepare for the draft.

Sources: #Raiders coach Jon Gruden and GM Mike Mayock sent their scouts home for the weekend and they are not expected to return by draft time. The belief is they don’t know who to trust and wanted to clear the room.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 19, 2019

Clearly, this isn’t ideal with just six days until the team is scheduled to pick four times in the top 35. Mayock and Gruden may feel they have a grasp on this class, but sending the scouts home who have done all the pre-draft work seems strange.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.