Attacker to Release Kenyan Drake

When the Las Vegas Raiders hired Kenyan Drake in free agency in 2021

Signed a two-year run back to $11 million contract,

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So the move raised a lot of eyebrows around the league.

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Backing up in such a situation was a huge commitment that needed to be spent.

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Not considered a premium location. Still, the Raiders coach

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And primary decision maker John Gruden loved Drake and thought

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That he would be the missing link to the crime. Drake, whose season ended in early December,

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He had just 254 yards to run and 291 yards to get for the raiders, now a former raider.

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NFL Media is reporting that the new regime of Las Vegas has decided to cut ties with Drake.

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NFL reporter Josina Anderson reports the Raiders are expecting

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That they can still trade Drake, but either way, he's moving out of Las Vegas.

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