Raiders’ 2013 Salary Situation: Breaking Down Oakland’s Current Cap Status

The Oakland Raiders haven’t had much cap space for several years, but the problem was compounded when the team traded for Carson Palmer in 2011. Not only did Palmer cost the Raiders a lot of money against the salary cap, but the Raiders traded away picks that would have turned into bargain free agents.

Reggie McKenzie really had no choice but to purge the roster of some deadweight in 2012 and that continued in 2013 with the release of Michael Huff and Darrius Heyward-Bey. The Raiders added $14.8 million in dead money with the releases and saved just over $6 million of cap space Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
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