Raiders Re-Sign Darren McFadden, Grading the Move and What It Means for Oakland

March 11, 2014   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders are still trying to find their way through the start of a much-anticipated offseason. Few expected their second move to be the re-signing of running back Darren McFadden.
As first reported by Fallon Smith of CSNBayArea.com, the Raiders will sign McFadden to a one-year contract. The deal is for a total of $4 million, according to Scott Bair of CSNBayArea.com, but Joel Corry of the National Football Post reports that $2.25 million is not likely to be earned incentives and his cap number is just $1.554 million.
It’s a modest amount, but a bit of an odd marriage this early in free agency. The Raiders benched McFadden after returning from yet another injury last season in favor of Rashad Jennings, who is headed to the New York Giants, according Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
McFadden again has to prove he can stay healthy, but also that he can be productive when he is. McFadden has averaged just 3.3 yards per carry over the last two years, and wheneve...

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