Pete Carroll and Las Vegas Raiders' eyes were opened up to a move that needed to be made after first preseason game

Pete Carroll and Las Vegas Raiders’ eyes were opened up to a move that needed to be made after first preseason game originally appeared on A to Z Sports.

After an impressive second half against the Seattle Seahawks in their first preseason game, the Las Vegas Raiders noticed a change that needed to be made.

We’ve been saying it for a while now — maybe two or three weeks, since training camp has started, really. This roster in training camp will not be the same exact roster that started the season in Week 1 against the New England Patriots. There will be changes made throughout the roster between now and then, because the new regime wants to find the best 53 players possible to help their team be the best it can be.

2025 is an important season, one that will see some pretty major improvements compared to the previous iteration of the Raiders. If this team is somehow worse than the last two versions of this team that we have seen, then they may need to just blow the whole thing up, trade and cut everyone, and start over, because there has to be some type of curse somewhere.

Luckily, everything is pointing towards this team being a pretty decent team in 2025, if not a good team. So, as we have said — they’re going to make some roster moves. And they’ve made another one after the first preseason game.

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Raiders sign WR Marquez Callaway

The Las Vegas Raiders had a few good showings from some of their depth wide receivers who are all fighting to make the initial 53-man roster. Alex Bachman, who was Aidan O’Connell’s primary target before Bachman left the game with an injury last Thursday, played very well.

After him, Shedrick Jackson, better known as Bo Jackson’s nephew, as mentioned a million times by the broadcast on Thursday, had an amazing game. But the Raiders still feel like they can get better there in that position room.

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So, they signed a guy with some experience. On Monday, the Las Vegas Raiders signed WR Marquez Callaway and let go of wide receiver Kawaan Bake.

Marquez Callaway is a 27-year-old who entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2020, with his best season in 2021, leading the Saints with 698 receiving yards and six touchdowns. The 6’2″, 204-pound player has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has experience as a punt and kickoff returner, and has appeared in only five games over the past two seasons.

The Raiders will likely let Callaway get some run in this next preseason game to see if he would be worth keeping on the roster.

This story was originally reported by A to Z Sports on Aug 12, 2025, where it first appeared.

Pete Carroll and Las Vegas Raiders’ eyes were opened up to a move that needed to be made after first preseason game

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