Henry Ruggs is about to officially become a Raider.
The speedy wide receiver became the first player recruited by the Las Vegas Raiders when Silver and Black selected him with the No. 12 overall pick in April. With the season nearing the start, Ruggs and the Raiders have agreed to a four-year contract, a source confirmed to Scott Bair of NBC Sports California.
Source confirms that No. 12 overall pick Henry Ruggs has agreed to the terms of his rookie contract with the Raiders, as @RapSheet said. Will sign it soon.
– Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) July 21, 2020
Ruggs is set to earn $ 16.67 million over four years from a deal that also contains a fifth-year option. It is also estimated that you will receive a signing bonus of $ 9.68 million.
– Scott Bair (@BairNBCS) July 21, 2020
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport was the first to report the news.
Ruggs will be an integral part of the Raiders’ 2020 season and his long-term future as coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Mike Mayock seek to inject some NOS into what was a mundane and lifeless offense in 2019. Gruden has envied the number of weapons his friend Andy Reid has to work with in Kansas City, so it made sense for Gruden to select Ruggs, who ran a 4.27 40-yard run in the NFL Scouting Combine, to give the Raiders someone with Tyreek Hill speed.
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Ruggs was the first member of a charged receiver class taken in April. The Raiders chose to compose a skill you can’t teach, rather than selecting a pristine road racer in Jerry Jeudy or a YAC king in CeeDee Lamb. At Ruggs, Gruden has given quarterback Derek Carr not just a catcher who can take the top off the defense, but a player who can take a 6-yard roll and turn it into a 60-yard gain. Ruggs is the type of explosive game maker the Raiders lacked last season after Antonio Brown tied himself to a rocket and went into outer space. Having a player with a game-changing speed will hold the defense accountable to him on every play and should open things up for tight end Darren Waller and slot receiver Hunter Renfrow.
The addition of Ruggs and third-round receiver Bryan Edwards gives the Raiders a dynamic duo, which should make their airstrike much more powerful than the one they trotted in 2019. An improved airstrike should also give the runner more room. Josh Jacobs. function.
[[[[RELATED:Four Raiders Training Camp Position Battles to See]After Ruggs, the Raiders still have to sign the rest of their draft class. Since training camp is expected to start in a week, Silver and Black are expected to move quickly to block the rest of their rookie class, with Damon Arnette, Edwards, Tanner Muse, Lynn Bowden, John Simpson, and Amik Robertson. , all probably signing by the end of the week.
The Raiders spent the offseason rearranging their roster, and have now secured the biggest offensive addition they made.
