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The Argument for Raiders to Trade For Disgruntled Star

Originally posted on Las Vegas Raiders on SI
By Michael Canelo | Last updated Sep 12, 2025 7:00 AM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders have gone into this season with a lot of new players and young talent on this team. The Raiders have a lot of confidence in those young players to go out there and play well.

Head coach Pete Carroll has mentioned time after time that he is not afraid of playing young players on this team. That is where they grow and learn how to play the game at the NFL level. Carroll has been known to play young players early and go through the growing pains as they are on the field.

A position group that has a lot of young pieces is the Raiders' wide receiving group. It also has the most talent out of all the groups with young talent. The Raiders are confident in their young receivers, and they got ready this offseason in a great way. They showed a lot of promise, and when they took the field last week, they looked like they were ready for the moment. That was a good sign for the Silver and Black, especially early in the season. It is a confidence booster as well.

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Carroll is also known for having veterans on this roster. We have seen him do that this offseason with the Raiders as well. Carroll likes to have veterans around the young talent, and most of the time, they play a bigger role than just the position they play. Carroll can have the opportunity to add a veteran, speedy wide receiver during the season.

Tyreek Hill

Around the NFL, many feel like Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is going to be on the trade block soon. The way the Dolphins' season started, it can happen sooner than later.

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Cameron Sheath of Pro Football Network named the Raiders as a potential landing spot for Hill to be traded to.

Carroll’s best years in Seattle featured some of the very best players in the NFL, including Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas, and Marshawn Lynch. The Raiders added Brock Bowers in the 2024 NFL Draft, to tremendous effect, and also Ashton Jeanty and Geno Smith this offseason via the draft and a trade, respectively.

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Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has publicly expressed his desire to be traded away from the team, making him a potential bargaining chip in a trade for Hill."

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