Oakland Raiders: Free Agents Still Up For Grabs Who Won’t Break The Bank

Keenan Robinson (ILB)

The market for Keenan Robinson has been slow to emerge, but the former Washington and Giants linebacker is starting to draw some interest – mostly notably, from the Cincinnati Bengals, who are having him in for a visit.

At 6’3”, 240 lbs., Robinson has shown some quickness and athleticism over his four year career. Last year, playing for the Giants, Robinson appeared in all 16 games, but made just six starts. In that limited time though, Robinson compiled 79 tackles (57 solo) and had seven passes defensed to his credit.

He’s shown that he has the ability to defend both the run and the pass and could prove to be a definite upgrade over the now departed, and one-dimensional, Malcolm Smith.

Given some concerns about his injury history, Robinson signed a one-year deal with the Giants in 2016 worth a little more than $2.5 million. There isn’t an immediate figure on his market, but if McKenzie were to make a push to get him under contract, he could land Robinson for perhaps, something around the same neighborhood as that.

The Raiders desperately need a solid inside linebacker who can play both the run and the pass – something they haven’t had the last couple of seasons. But obviously, McKenzie isn’t going to break the bank to get one. At 27 years old, and still with some lingering concerns about his health, he could be the sort of high value free agent signing – who would represent an upgrade – that McKenzie is looking for.