Cleveland traded him, Indianapolis cut him, Raiders claimed him. The Raiders bolster their depth at running back by adding Trent Richardson to the team. Details of his contract are undisclosed, but it is safe to assume he is on a prove-it deal that if he can rekindle putting up numbers the way he did his rookie season, he makes the team, if he flops during preseason, he gets cut.
Whoo boy. The Raiders have done this in the past before, giving under-performing football players a 2nd chance to be a star on their team and it has worked out (ex: Jim Plunkett). Obviously, things didn't work out for T-Rich in his tenure with Indianapolis Colts. They thought he could bolster that running game and relieve pressure off of Andrew Luck in the passing game and Richardson hasn't lived up to the expectations. In fact, he hasn't lived up to expectations since his rookie year as he almost rushed for 1,000 yards and adding 11 TDs and then those numbers have dipped. The reason why this got a separate post is because it was unexpected. I thought the Raiders were contempt of having Latavius Murray and Roy Helu, Jr. in that backfield and they could line up Reece there if they want to. With the addition of T-Rich, even though contract details feel like he's going to be there as a camp body, Raiders get somewhat of a bruiser at that position. However, if things don't work out, that's fine. This goes to show that they're not anointing Murray yet to play a full 16 game season as an every down back. Heck, if they choose to keep T-Rich, probably the Raiders pull a Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots last season and run with whoever is a capable back by committee.
Contract details: 2 years, $3.9 million < I guess it's safe to assume that he'll make the team although there are no guarantees once players push themselves to the limit to make the team, but with this deal, it looks like T-Rich is going to stick around.
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