Raiders to reportedly look for guards via trades

The Raiders will be without their longest-tenured offensive lineman for around two months. They appear set to look at outside options in the interim. Gabe Jackson‘s knee injury will mean Oakland goes into this season without either of the starting guards it deployed primarily for the past three seasons, with the Raiders having already traded Kelechi Osemele to the Jets in March. Already set to be without Richie Incognito for two weeks because of a suspension, the Raiders are expected to explore the guard trade market, Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal tweets. Incognito arrived shortly after the draft, with Jon Gruden advocating for another guard to replace Osemele instead of Oakland’s in-house options. At right guard presently, depth signing Jordan Devey will receive the first shot at replacing Jackson, Gruden said (via Gehlken, on Twitter). Devey has started just four games over the past three seasons, each coming as a member of the Chiefs. Fourth-year undrafted free agent Denver Kirkland is a

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