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The Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> are gearing up for the 2026 NFL Draft, but just lost some depth on the offensive line. According to the NFL\u2019s transaction wire, the team has placed veteran offensive lineman Joshua Miles<\/a> on the Reserve\/Retired List.<\/p>\n That effectively means that he\u2019s made the decision to retire from the NFL. Miles joined the Raiders late last season as a member of the practice squad. He didn\u2019t take any snaps for the team, but they did sign him to a Reserve\/Future contract after the season.<\/p>\n The former seventh-round pick came into the NFL as a seventh-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> in 2019. Throughout his career, he has played in 18 games, but hasn\u2019t made any starts.<\/p>\n Miles is only 30, so there\u2019s a chance he could still decide to try to play, but considering the lack of playing time he has seen in his career, it wouldn\u2019t be a surprise if he decided to focus on other career paths.<\/p>\n In addition to the Cardinals and the Raiders, Miles also spent time with the Atlanta Falcons, the New York Giants<\/a>, the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n Is OL Still A Major Need for Raiders?<\/p>\n The Raiders may have had the worst offensive line in the NFL last season. The team led the league in sacks allowed and had the worst rushing offense.<\/p>\n This led to them giving a massive contract to Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum<\/a>. While that solves arguably the biggest need on the offensive line, it doesn\u2019t solve every issue.<\/p>\n The team still has major question marks at guard and right tackle. Left tackle Kolton Miller and Linderbaum are the only guaranteed starters. Jackson Powers-Johnson has a good chance to start at one of the guard spots, but the other guard spot will be an open competition.<\/p>\n DJ Glaze has looked solid at times at right tackle, but he hasn\u2019t been consistent enough to lock down that job. The Raiders might want to see what they have in some young players before they start dedicating high draft picks to the offensive line this offseason. That said, if the offensive line still has issues, it\u2019s difficult to see how the offense is going to move the ball.<\/p>\n Raiders Believe in Drafting OL<\/p>\n It\u2019s rare for a player like Linderbaum to actually hit free agency, so it made sense for the Raiders to spend big on him, but most of the time, big-ticket offensive linemen free agent signings don\u2019t pan out.<\/p>\n General manager John Spytek would rather draft and develop the position.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are good tackles, but you\u2019re typically not signing a guy you\u2019re just going to plug in and play left tackle. That would be crazy,\u201d Spytek said<\/a> at the NFL\u2019s Annual Meeting. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to draft those guys and develop them and re-sign them. That\u2019s the formula. We looked at a lot of different guys and ultimately felt pretty comfortable with the three guys we have on the roster and who are in the building right now.<\/p>\n \u201cThen, we\u2019ve got 10 picks in the draft and we have an opportunity to build from that point too, which is the best way to win.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAustin Boyd<\/a> has covered the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Lakers for Heavy.com since 2019. A Los Angeles native now based in Las Vegas, his featured work at Heavy includes interviews with NFL stars Darren Waller and Joe Montana, and a behind-the-scenes look at “The Shop.” More about Austin Boyd<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Raiders\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Las Vegas Raiders helmet. 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