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Mar 10, 2022

With NFL free agency just a few days away, the Raiders have begun moving some contracts around to create some space. Going into Thursday, they had around $18 million in cap space. Now, that number has moved up past $32 million with the help of a few restructures. - According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Raiders have restructured the contracts of running back Kenyan Drake and left tackle Kolton Miller. That move will create $14.5 million in cap space. - - The Raiders have restructured the contracts of LT Kolton Miller and RB Kenyan Drake, creating $14.525M in 2022 cap space, per source. - — Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 10, 2022 - - - Miller was set to have a cap hit of $16.8 million in 2022, the second-highest on the team only to Derek Carr. He signed a massive contract extension last offseason, but the Raiders have decided to push some of his money down the road. - As for Drake, it was fair to wonder if he would be on the 2022 roster. The team could have released him and saved about $3 million. But instead, they restructured his contract and freed up around $5 million. Needless to say, that means his spot on the 53-man roster is safe. - The Raiders aren’t expected to be major players in free agency, but they now have the cap space to get a few deals done if a bargain arrives. Don’t be surprised if more restructures and/or releases happen over the next few days to save even more cap space. - - List - - NFL Wire Network mock draft: QB moves shake up projections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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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