Raiders Schedule: Spytek re-signs trio as Crosby trade rumblings continue
The Raiders Schedule tightens as free agency nears: John Spytek has moved to lock in three exclusive rights players — Charles Snowden, Tristin McCollum and Will Putnam — even as a proposed trade that would send DE Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks remains pending until the new league year opens.
Raiders Schedule: Spytek locks in three cheap options
General manager John Spytek re-signed Charles Snowden, Tristin McCollum and Will Putnam as the team issued tenders for exclusive rights free agents, a status that gives the Raiders control if they offer one-year minimum deals. Snowden is an edge defender who finished the season with 2. 0 sacks and a tackle for loss in the season finale across 13 snaps, and Spotrac lists his projected cap hit at $1. 075 million. Putnam’s tender carries a roughly $1 million cap charge, per Spotrac’s figures.
Maxx Crosby trade remains a league-year transaction
’s Adam Schefter wrote that the Raiders have agreed to trade five-time Pro Bowl DE Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for 2026 and 2027 first-round picks. The move cannot be processed until the new league year begins on March 11 at 1 p. m. PT, a deadline that will also trigger the official start of free agency and the processing of all trades tied to the new year.
Cap space, free agents and next steps for the roster
Spotrac lists $87. 8 million in cap space for the Raiders as they head into the new league year, and the team faces a wave of decisions: 24 players will become free agents when the new league year begins on March 11. Free agency is set to begin next week, and the front office’s early tendering and re-signings aim to preserve cheap depth while leaving room to pursue veterans once the market opens.
One more roster note in the club’s recent roster moves: White joins the Silver and Black after spending the 2024 season with the Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans, where he played in seven games with one start and totaled 19 tackles. That addition, combined with the tendered trio and the pending Crosby transaction, frames the early contours of the offseason workload the front office must manage as free agency and the new league year arrive.
The next confirmed milestone is the start of the new league year on March 11 at 1 p. m. PT, when trades can be processed, the 24 upcoming free agents will officially hit the market, and teams will be able to finalize deals announced in principle. The Raiders’ early tenders and the Crosby trade note set up a busy opening to that window.
