Raiders release former 1st-round pick
The Raiders have released tight end O.J. Howard.
A former first-round pick, Howard was signed by the club during the offseason to bolster the tight end position.
But the emergence of second-round pick Michael Mayer and Jesper Horsted during training camp made Howard expendable.
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