Raiders free agency tracker: Live rumors, news, updates on signings with $111 million cap space

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Raiders free agency tracker: Live rumors, news, updates on signings with $111 million cap space originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

No one enters this offseason with more money to spend than the Las Vegas Raiders.

Free agency week has arrived, and it's safe to expect the Raiders to pursue all sorts of available free agents to join a roster that needs plenty of reshaping. They've also got the No. 1 overall pick next month, which is expected to be used on Fernando Mendoza, the QB from Indiana.

Of course, the Raiders didn't wait until free agency to get their offseason rolling. They've already traded away Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens for a pair of first-round picks.

That expanded what was already a lot of open cap space even wider, and now the free agent world is their oyster.

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There are certain spots the Raiders don't need upgrades. QB is one, with Mendoza incoming. RB is another, after drafting Ashton Jeanty last year. And TE fits that mold, too, with young star Brock Bowers.

Almost everywhere else, the Raiders can improve. That'll make the ongoing free agency particularly fascinating.

It'll definitely make sense to make moves at wide receiver, to give Mendoza the best chance of success.

We'll be keeping track of all the happenings for the Raiders right here.

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Raiders free agency rumors, news, live updates

Refresh for latest. Times in ET unless otherwise noted.

2:20 p.m.: News that Mike Evans is leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to sign with the San Francisco 49ers is shocking. It also officially removes Vegas from possibly ending up with Evans.

2:15 p.m.: The Raiders strike again. They sign WR Jalen Nailor from the Vikings for three years and $35 million, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

1:46 p.m.: The Raiders have made a splash. It's a three-year, $81 million deal with center Tyler Linderbaum from the Ravens that makes him the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in NFL history. Deal reported by Adam Schefter.

12:10 p.m.: The Raiders are keeping Eric Stokes. It's a three-year, $30 million deal to keep the former first-round in Vegas, per Ian Rapoport.

12 noon: The NFL's legal tampering period opens. Reports from insiders will come soon about agreed-upon signings. Nothing can be officially signed until Wednesday.

11:10 a.m.: Mike Evans reportedly is considering leaving Tampa Bay. He'd be an awesome target for Fernando Mendoza, if Evans was willing to take the risk to come play with a rookie QB.

10:50 a.m.: The negotiating window opens at 12 noon ET, which is 9 a.m. PT. That's when to expect rumors to start coming in quickly.

Raiders free agent signings

  • Jalen Nailor joins the receiver corps. He was a great slot guy in Minnesota who was overshadowed by Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
  • The Raiders have a center for their presumed new QB. Tyler Linderbaum from the Ravens agrees for three years and a whopping $81 million.
  • Eric Stokes is staying in Vegas. He got a reported three years and $30 million. The deal can't be finalized until Wednesday.

Raiders free agent losses

  • While not a signing elsewhere, the trade of Maxx Crosby over the weekend leading into free agency could be a franchise-defining one for both the Raiders and Ravens.

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