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USAT: Raiders Wire

Mar 6, 2022

With free agency a couple of weeks away, it’s time to check in on the Raiders’ specialists positions to give them a condition of either Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical. - Returning starters: K Daniel Carlson, P AJ Cole, LS Trent Sieg - Backups: None - Free agents: None - If you are looking for a better kick squad trio than these guys, you won’t find it. Carlson was clutch all season long, particularly in the team’s late-season push for the playoffs. He was 40 for 43 on his field goals (93%). That included going six for seven from outside 50 yards. - Cole was an All-Pro as the only punter in the NFL to average over 50 yards per punt. Only one Raiders player ever finished a season averaging over 50 yards per punt. That was Shane Lechler. And he did it just twice in his illustrious career. - Sieg was the dependable long snapper putting the ball right in Cole’s steady hands either for the field goal, extra point, or punt. - Condition: Strong - Carlson and Cole both signed lucrative long-term deals late this season, ensuring they’ll be in Silver & Black for a long time to come. The Raiders appear to have really struck gold (or silver). Especially after going six years with the trio of Seabass/Lechler/Condo. - - Gallery - Top 50 free agents scheduled to hit the open market - - - - - - view 50 images - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Raiders Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Raiders Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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