Tyrell Williams' stint with the Raiders appears to be over after just two years.
Las Vegas plans to release Williams at the start of the new league year in March, .
The Raiders officially released Williams on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
Williams didn't play in 2020 due to a shoulder injury that required surgery, and he'll move on from the Raiders having just one campaign under his belt in Silver and Black. That 2019 year was a good one for him, as he caught 42 passes for 651 yards and six scores in a Raiders offense that sorely needed another receiver to go alongside him.
He appeared to get that help with the 2020 draft and Las Vegas' first-round pick of Henry Ruggs III, but the pairing never materialized due to Williams' injury.
With the salary cap expected to land in the range of $175-$185 million for 2021 -- well below the number anticipated before the COVID-19 pandemic, back when the Raiders first signed Williams -- teams should be expected to release a healthy amount of veterans with contracts similar to Williams'. He currently accounts for the fifth-highest cap number on the Raiders' roster in 2021 at $11.6 million, and Las Vegas can save all but $1 million of that number by releasing him.
Still only 28 -- he turns 29 on Friday -- and coming off a year's worth of rest, Williams should have something to offer to a team looking for a No. 2 receiver. With the lower cap considered, it's unlikely he'll fetch a deal close to what he landed with the Raiders, but it's fair to expect Williams will land on his feet elsewhere this offseason.
