The final piece is inserted in transforming the Raiders' defense into a monster. The Raiders have agreed to terms with former Cincinnati Bengals safety, Reggie Nelson to a 2-year deal. Nelson is coming off a Pro Bowl season and a career year with the Bengals, leading the league in interceptions with 8 picks. He is expected to take Charles Woodson's place in providing veteran leadership in the secondary.
I'm not going to lie, when I saw that Reggie Nelson left the Raiders' facility without a deal last night, I thought that the deal was dead even though a lot of sources say he was expected to sign after his workout. There were a lot of speculations that he probably failed his physical, he was demanding a lot more money than he's worth, especially since he's in his 30's, or he still had beef with Jack Del Rio during their time in Jacksonville, which I didn't know of. But, who cares about, we have our safety and this will ease up the void of veteran leadership that Charles Woodson left behind since announcing his retirement. No question, safety is still a priority in the draft, but signing Nelson will take pressure off a rookie safety for us. The Raiders lost out on Eric Weddle to the Ravens last month. Reggie Nelson was the next available veteran safety on the board. Once again, Reggie McKenzie is making big-time moves when the market is all dried up during this month of April. Last season, he signed Michael Crabtree. This season, he locked up Aldon Smith to a 2-year deal and today, he locked up Reggie Nelson to a 2-year deal. Raider Nation, the transformation of this defense is on a whole different level of epic proportions. Can't wait for the season to start. Welcome to the Raider Nation Reggie Nelson!
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