Will Taxes Put the Oakland Raiders at a Competitive Disadvantage in Free Agency?

March 7, 2015   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Oakland Raiders continue to whittle down their twig of a roster in preparation for free agency. In the last week, the Raiders have released five veteran players, including running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who announced his retirement. Quarterback Matt Schaub and his $5.5 million in salary will also come off the books at some point.
To get to the salary floor by the end of 2016, the Raiders must spend most of their cap space in cash, which will be well over $70 million once Schaub is gone, per Spotrac. Owner Mark Davis joked with Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News about going to get a Brinks truck in preparation for the Raiders to be major players in free agency.
Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, wide receiver Randall Cobb and center Rodney Hudson are just a few of the big sticks the Raiders will go after in free agency, but does the fact the team plays in California actually put them at a disadvantage in signing big players? Will they whiff on all the top free agents...

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