Team news: Las Vegas Raiders

And in a non-trade moves today, the Raiders are signing former Ravens’ WR Willie Snead to a one-year contract, per his agent
@DrewJRosenhaus.

Add another wideout to the mix In Vegas to join Henry Ruggs, John Brown and Bryan Edwards.

Former Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake is signing a two-year, $11 million deal that includes up $14.5 million with the Raiders, per source.

Update: Deal is 2 years, $11 million up to $14.5 million, including $11 million guaranteed.

This is certainly an odd signing given Josh Jacobs' presence on the Vegas roster, but teams like to have depth at running back and Drake fits the bill. He didn't look as explosive in 2020 after finishing the 2019 season on fire after the trade to Arizona. According to Ian Rapoport, "Jon Gruden sees Kenyan Drake as a jack-of-all-trades — a joker, as they say. He’ll figure prominently in the passing game." Drake's arrival will cap Jacobs' upside since he'll be more of a lead back instead of a bell cow.

Raiders and veteran WR John Brown agreed to terms on a deal, source said.

John Brown should join Henry Ruggs and Henry Renfrow in three-wide receiver sets for Las Vegas in 2021. We may not see the Brown of old, but there's certainly some fantasy relevance here.

We’ve released WR John Brown and DL Quinton Jefferson.

Releasing John Brown saves the Bills $7.9 million against the salary cap, with just $1.6 million in dead money. Brown is a great fantasy asset when healthy, but he spent 2020 nursing an ankle injury. He'll likely end up as a deep threat WR3 somewhere in the league. The move thrusts Gabriel Davis into the starting lineup.

From NFL Now: It's looking more likely that #Raiders starting QB Derek Carr is back for 2021, while backup QB Marcus Mariota is not. He's been the subject of trade calls.

Derek Carr is currently 4for4's QB17 in John Paulsen's 'never too early rankings'. Six-year veteran Marcus Mariota has garnered some interest from various teams across the league and could find himself a third NFL home in the coming weeks.

Ravens WR Willie Snead is questionable for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN.

Snead has been a more valuable NFL player than fantasy, but when Lamar Jackson runs into trouble, Snead has been his favorite target.

Bills WR John Brown has been removed from the reserve/COVID-19 list, according to the team's public relations.

This means that Brown is eligible to play this week. His addition may be determined on how the Bills plan to play their starters this week heading into the playoffs.

Bills HC Sean McDermott said WR Cole Beasley is "week-to-week."

Related players: Gabriel Davis, John Brown, Isaiah McKenzie

Beasley looked like he was trying to plant his left foot at the end of a route, but his leg looked to give out. He was able to walk off the field, but the injury designation may mean Beasley’s status for the wildcard playoff game in two weeks could be in a question. Just a week ago, the Bills were looking pretty stacked at WR with Brown scheduled to come back, but Brown was placed on the COVID list and with Beasley's status in question, it means Stefon Diggs and Davis could be the team's top-two WRs. McKenzie could see increased time in Week 17 at least.

Bills have activated WR John Brown from IR, but have put Brown, practice squad S Josh Thomas and RB Christian Wade on Res/COVID list.

The above players have been defined as close contacts with RB T.J. Yeldon, who was placed on Res/COVID list Sunday. Brown was reportedly close a return this week, but will now need to test negative in order to go Week 17. It's possible the Bills just holds out Brown until the first week of the playoffs, especially if there is nothing to play for in Week 17.