Reggie McKenzie replicates the same formula as he did last offseason when acquiring Rodney Hudson and they struck again. The Raiders have agreed, in principle, to sign offensive guard Kelechi Osemele from the Baltimore Ravens. Now, none of this is official yet until tomorrow where players can start signing their contracts, but the contract details for Osemele is a 5-year $60 million contract.
That's a lot of meat on the O-line, but we're not complaining. It's a good thing that I did the free agency outlook post last night before the Raiders were able to struck a deal before free agency happened. Osemele from the get-go was one of the top-tier free agents in the interior offensive line market and one of the primary targets for the Raiders. 5 years for $60 million is a hefty price, but given the Raiders' salary cap room, they have to overpay some guys to get on the cap floor per league rules and they did so on one of the top-tier free agents. Osemele brings a big, physical presence on the O-line, which Reggie, Del Rio, and O-line coach, Mike Tice covet and he's versatile too. During his tenure with the Baltimore Ravens, he played tackle, then converted to guard. As of now, we don't know where Osemele will play because it's completely contingent on what the Raiders do with Donald Penn. But, we'll assume for now that Osemele is going to be paired inside with Gabe Jackson and Rodney Hudson. However, if Osemele ends up as Penn's replacement, then that saves the Raiders trouble for drafting an O-lineman early in the draft. On paper, this Raiders O-line turned from solid to legit with the acquisition of Osemele.
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