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Reed noted, “White has displayed growth in his knowledge of the system, pass protection ability, overall awareness and ball carrier vision.” White got more run than usual in minicamp with Josh Jacobs not present. He didn’t see the ball much as a rookie, totaling 17 carries for 70 yards, so the extra reps this offseason will be good for his development. White earning a larger cut of the backfield in his second season would be a big hit to Jacobs’ fantasy outlook. Even if he remains strictly a backup, White is an interesting late-round flyer based on his upside if anything happens to Jacobs.

“Even if a resolution is reached,” with Josh Jacobs’ contract, Reed writes, “the Raiders may call on White to balance out the workload a bit more in 2023.” White has “displayed growth in his knowledge of the system, pass protection ability, overall awareness and ball carrier vision.” The Raiders beats have tended to be pretty high on White despite him being inactive for a lot of last season and only receiving 17 carries. It’s not implausible he carves out a bigger role this year.

Mayer slipping out of the first round was one of the surprises of the NFL Draft, but his landing spot couldn’t have been much better. The former Notre Dame product will compete with veterans Austin Hooper and O.J. Howard for snaps in training camp and should see significant snaps fairly early in the season. A mass producer who totaled 2,099 yards and 18 touchdowns with the Irish, Mayer brings one of the more productive college resumés to a Raiders’ roster that’s relatively thin at tight end.

“The sense is that nothing is imminent in terms of Renfrow being moved,” Reed says. There’s been plenty of speculation about Renfrow’s availability, as he’s heading into the second-to-last year of his 2022 extension and it looks like Jakobi Meyers is going to take snaps as a slot receiver this year. Reed notes that Renfrow is also fully recovered from his concussion and oblique injury from last year. We bet this won’t be the last blurb we make on Renfrow as a trade target this year.

Gutierrez is not the first person on the Raiders beat we’ve seen speculate about Wentz coming aboard Josh McDaniels’ ship if Garoppolo’s foot proves to not be ready by training camp. “Raiders pass game coordinator Scott Turner has experience with Wentz as the Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator last season, for what it’s worth,” Gutierrez added. Currently, the Raiders have Brian Hoyer slated to be the main backup for Garoppolo, with 2023 fourth-rounder Aidan O’Connell in a developmental role.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be that way during the regular season, but it would make some sense. Deablo finished the year on injured reserve and the Raiders have not brought real competition in at inside linebacker. He was on pace for a 150-tackle season before getting hurt and is a name to know in IDP leagues.

Jacobs still has not signed the team’s franchise tag and will not participate in mandatory OTAs. Jacobs said this offseason that he was willing to sign the tag if the Raiders added talent to the offense. That has certainly not happened during a disastrous offseason for Vegas. Jacobs, entering his age-25 season, will likely come to terms with the Raiders later this summer. It’s a situation to monitor closely, however.

Brady’s purchase in a minority stake in the Raiders, coupled with Jimmy Garoppolo’s foot injury, has once again spurred speculation of Brady returning. Brady squashing rumors of a return has become commonplace since he announced his retirement in February and will likely continue through the remainder of the season. Brady’s status will be one to monitor if the Raiders cut ties with Garoppolo this offseason. However, it appears the future hall of famer is intent on staying retired regardless of how many times he’s asked.

Garoppolo’s deal originally included an $11.25 million signing bonus, but that was converted to part of his base salary after he failed his Raiders physical this spring. Garoppolo can be cut for “any reason” related to his foot, but his $22.5 million salary becomes guaranteed once he “passes a physical exam, is active for at least one regular-season game, and does not suffer re-injury to his left foot.” It would certainly seem Garoppolo’s physical was most disturbing to the Silver and Black. What was already looking like a questionable signing now has the makings of a potential fiasco.

Garoppolo is expected to miss the Raiders’ OTAs. Reed said Jimmy G’s recovery timeline is unknown but “the sense is that the team is confident he’ll be ready to play by the start of the regular season.” Head coach Josh McDaniels wouldn’t answer directly on Thursday when asked if Garoppolo had undergone surgery on the foot he injured late last season. It’s curious timing for such a procedure -- four months after Garoppolo suffered the injury against the Dolphins in Week 13. Garoppolo, who has missed 31 games over the past four seasons, has a long history of strange timing for surgical procedures. Brian Hoyer or rookie QB Aidan O’Connell could get starts for the down-bad Raiders if Garoppolo isn’t ready for the regular season. Tom Brady’s involvement with the Raiders could take on renewed interest too.