The Raiders lost Zach Miller in free agency last offseason and signed Kevin Boss to be his replacement. Boss struggled mightily in his first year in Oakland, catching just 28 passes for 368 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Raiders cut him one year into a 4 year deal for salary cap reasons and didn’t bring in another tight end to take his place.

This is because they love David Ausberry, a former wide receiver drafted in the 7^th round last year. Ausberry has added 20 pounds and is now in the 240s and the organization believes he can be a huge mismatch in the seam as a pass catcher. He’s not much of a blocker, but the Raiders have Brandon Myers for that. Ausberry continued to impress today, working primarily with his hand in the dirt in OTAs.

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