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As the Raiders try to figure out what to do with Antonio Brown Joe Flacco Jersey White , the player seems to be walking right into the team’s nuclear option.The Raiders eventually may be able to put Brown on the reserve/left squad list, if he leaves the team and refuses return after receiving the so-called “five-day letter.” If that happens, Brown gets shut down for the season, and he can’t go play for another team.From the moment the latest string of events began to unfold between Brown and the Raiders, plenty of people were musing about the possibility of Brown inevitably landing with the Patriots. And the Raiders surely don’t want to give Brown a one-way ticket to New England.At this point, however, it’s unlikely that anyone would want Brown. There’s way too much to unpack, way too much due dilgence to be done, to find a way to plug Brown into a new team on the fly. And even if a team decides to roll the dice, they’ll be spending time watching the dice roll and roll and roll via Brown’s various social-media channels and personal interactions with teammates Womens Courtland Sutton Jersey , coaches, and executives when they should be instead focusing on one opponent after another.Talent is seductive; it’s completely blinded Jon Gruden. But at some point no amount of talent is worth it. Brown has reached that point.So maybe the Raiders need not worry about engineering the ability to place Brown on the reserve/left squad list. Maybe they should just cut him — and let him go rip apart another franchise the way he’s ripped apart the Steelers and now the Raiders, if someone else is going to be sufficiently seduced by Brown’s talent to overlook the very, very bad that comes with the very, very good. Wilkinson brings versatility, and is in a great position to grow and learn from Mike Munchak this season." Denver Broncos RosterBroncos 2019 Roster Review: Offensive lineman Elijah WilkinsonNew,20commentsWilkinson brings versatility, and is in a great position to grow and learn from Mike Munchak this season.MDTElijah Wilkinson is yet another undrafted guy who could carve out a role on this Broncos team, who has a history of finding hidden gems from the college free agent ranks.Wilkinson was signed as an UDFA out of UMass in 2017, where he spent the majority of his career playing right tackle.ProfileBrought into camp in 2017 as a long shot Womens Von Miller Jersey , Wilkinson brought value with his versatility as he showed ability at both guard and tackle. He missed the 53-man roster, but was brought onto the practice squad in 2017, and eventually was promoted to the active roster after injuries to Donald Stephenson and Menelik Watson.In 2018, he continued to showcase his versatility and made the 53-man roster seeing time at both guard and tackle in camp. That versatility would be called upon mid-way through the season as Wilkinson was thrown into the starting lineup at right guard after Matt Paradis went down with an injury in Houston. As a result, Wilkinson played almost 50 percent of the offensive snaps in 2018 and started the final seven regular season games at right guard.It was an up and down season, as a you might imagine for Wilkinson, but he certainly got valuable in-game experience during his trial by fire.The GoodWhile he struggled in pass protection early on, giving up three sacks in his first three games, he was solid in the run game, and got into a bit more of a rhythm later into the season.The BadHis tape overall from 2018 is about what you would expect from an undrafted/practice squad guy making his first entrance into the starting lineup https://www.broncoslockerroom.com/authentic-von-miller-jersey , but there’s flashes, and he performed admirably for the situation he was put in. Wilkinson is still a young player with a lot of growth ahead of him.QuotableRich Scangarello on whether there are any players who have surprised him so far (in camp)Wilkinson during OTAsRoster StatusThe fact that he earned an unsolicited shout-out from Rich Scangarello is a great sign, and I’m excited about Wilkinson’s growth potential under Mike Munchak. He is still just 24 years old and entering his third year, so he should continue to improve. I expect him to easily make the roster as the swing tackle/sixth man on the offensive line as his versatility is a huge asset to the team.at the opposite guard spot as it gives Wilkinson another season to sit and develop, hopefully honing his skills to be able to step into a starting role next year for Leary, if he continues his current trajectory.