5 Realistic Trade Scenarios for Oakland Raiders to Pursue This Offseason

Both free agency and the NFL draft are certain to be busy and important times for the Oakland Raiders to add talent this offseason, but the trade market can be a useful tool as well.

Trades in the NFL are far less common than they are in many other professional sports, but if a team is able to acquire an established veteran player they covet for a reasonable price, it can be extremely valuable. 

While the Raiders’ front office will value their draft selections highly, any opportunity to fill a need by trade in exchange for a mid- to late-round selection should still be considered. 

Should this be another draft where the Raiders trade down in the first round to add more picks, the chances for such trades could become that much more likely.

Here are five realistic trade scenarios for the Raiders to pursue this offseason.

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