Regardless of going into an age-33 season, Raheem Mostert will safe one other alternative. The speedy operating again is becoming a member of the Raiders, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. It’s a one-year deal.
Though Mostert will flip 33 in April, his late begin to RB1 responsibility has helped him prolong his profession. Regardless of making his NFL debut in 2015, Mostert solely has 759 carries on his resume. Nearly all of them have come prior to now six seasons, as Mostert bounced across the league as a special-teamer earlier than being given ball-carrying probabilities in 2019.
The Dolphins dropped Mostert after three seasons, doing so two years after he led the NFL in touchdowns (21). Miami has youthful backs in De’Von Achane and Jaylen Wright, however Las Vegas has some uncertainty right here. After Zamir White and Alexander Mattison couldn’t intently remind of Josh Jacobs, the staff carried large questions into free company. Mostert will try to be a key a part of the Raiders’ backfield for not less than one season.
The late-blooming RB didn’t get pleasure from an prolonged alternative till the 49ers gave him work alongside Tevin Coleman in 2019, however new Raiders OC Chip Kelly was current throughout Mostert’s nomadic interval. Throughout his ultimate yr as Eagles HC, Kelly obtained personnel management in an effort that led to a Howie Roseman demotion. That regrettable Eagles choice produced a memorable 2015, however one of many lower-level strikes does come into play 10 years later.
The Eagles’ 2015 UDFA class included Mostert, who was out of Philly by September (after a primary Dolphins stint got here throughout Joe Philbin‘s HC run) and off on a journey that included Ravens, Browns, Jets and Bears stops earlier than the 49ers took a flier.
Mostert’s contract is price $2.1M, NFL.com’s Cameron Wolfe tweets. The Purdue alum had initially joined the Dolphins for $2.13M in 2022, however he signed two extra contracts to remain in Mike McDaniel‘s system. Mostert, whose 2019 NFC championship efficiency (220 yards, 4 touchdowns) nonetheless ranks among the many finest playoff speeding outings ever, totaled 891 speeding yards in 2022 and posted his first 1,000-yard season (1,012) in 2023. Each seasons featured not less than 4.8 yards per carry. In 2024, Achane diminished Mostert to a backup; the latter gained solely 278 speeding yards in 13 video games.
White goes right into a contract yr, whereas Ameer Abdullah — who joined Mostert as a 2015 rookie — joins Mattison in free company. It ought to be anticipated the Raiders add extra items to their backfield, but it surely has but to take form beneath Pete Carroll. The draft can be a spot to observe, however for now, Mostert has a path to common enjoying time in Vegas.
