Reggie Nelson

Following his placement on IR, Nelson's 2018 campaign will come to an end. The 34-year-old capped off his 11th season with 25 tackles and two interceptions. Nelson will become an unrestricted free agent following this season.

Nelson has missed a lot of offseason activities for the Raiders and it looks like the Raiders will hold him out for their 3rd preseason game. The knee injury has been bugging Nelson throughout training camp as he's had to step off the field to work with trainers during Oakland's practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nate Allen and Karl Joseph will get most of the work on 1st team defense and are expected to play the entirety of the first half.

Nelson picked up eight interceptions in 2015 so this $4 million in guaranteed money comes at no surprise as the Raiders expect him to be a big part of the secondary in 2016. Nelson will likely start alongside Larry Asante heading into next season in which the Raiders should boast an upgraded defense.

This is another huge pickup for the Raiders ever-improving defense, as they not only add a pro bowl safety here – one of their most glaring team needs – but they also snag a guy who led the NFL in interceptions just a year ago. This shouldn't change their strategy in the draft however, as they could still benefit from adding a strong safety and potentially another versatile defensive back that could play single-high or in the slot.