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"[W]hen we initially signed Orlando we had just lost Kendall [Fuller], and it was before the draft," coach Jay Gruden told reporters on Tuesday. "We drafted [Greg] Stroman and obviously we got Adonis [Alexander] http://www.dallascowboysteamonline.com/zack-martin-jersey , and I think the emergence of Danny Johnson, Fabian Moreau at nickel. We wanted to get these guys reps at nickel and [Quinton] Dunbar at corner and move on. So, give Orlando ample time to get on a team before the season started."

The approach carries risk. If one or more of the other corners are injured, Washington will wish it still had Scandrick. By not cutting him, however Antonio Morrison Jersey , Washington would have risked owing Scandrick his $1.75 million salary for 2018 if he'd suffered a serious injury before being released.

As a vested veteran, Scandrick becomes a free agent as of 4:00 p.m. ET, free to sign with any other team at any other time.

Oakland traded Khalil Mack to Chicago on Saturday, and the Bears promptly made Mack the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL. That's something the Raiders weren't going to do.

Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said today that the Raiders did make Mack an offer, but it was not even in the same ballpark as the enormous deal he signed with the Bears.

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Gruden didn't think it was realistic to make Mack the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL after paying quarterback Derek Carr so much.

"You've got to field a 53-man roster and there are some implications of having two players making that much," Gruden said.

Gruden said getting the Bears' 2019 and 2020 first-round draft picks could be huge for the Raiders in the future.

"Two first-round draft choices is a lot of compensation that we have to do something with Mike Ditka Jersey ," Gruden said.

If Gruden doesn't do something with those picks, his trade will be second-guessed forever.