Raiders offseason video series: Evaluating running backs

Throughout the Raiders' offseason, Vegas Nation's Heidi Fang and Sam Gordon will evaluate each position group, discuss what the team can do to improve in 2021 and try to plot out what moves the team might make in free agency or in the NFL draft.

Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (28) burst through a hole past Denver Broncos inside linebacker Josey Jewell (47) and Denver Broncos free safety Justin Simmons (31) in the second quarter during an NFL football game on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium, in Denver, CO. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @benjaminhphoto

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February 15, 2021 - 9:59 am

Throughout the Raiders’ offseason, Vegas Nation’s Heidi Fang and Sam Gordon evaluate each position group, discuss what the team can do to improve in 2021 and try to plot out what moves the team might make in free agency or in the NFL draft.

This week, they take a look at the running backs.

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