The Raiders went browsing through the bargain basement to bring in many of the newcomers, signing five free agents to one-year deals. Only the addition of Charles Woodson generated much interest while players like cornerbacks Mike Jenkins and Tracy Porter, linebackers Nick Roach and Kevin Burnett and defensive linemen Pat Sims,Nike Air Max Sko Salg, Vance Walker and Jason Hunter were under-the-radar additions.
"Probably a lot of people outside of this area, outside of this building probably don't know a lot about who these no-name guys are on defense but we have a lot of guys who are pretty good football players," coach Dennis Allen said. "I think a lot of these guys that we brought in here kind of have a little bit of a chip on their shoulders. They want to prove that they're worthy of being top-notch players in this league."