The Las Vegas Raiders wrapped up their 2024 preseason schedule on Friday night with a 24-24 tie with the San Francisco 49ers . Now, the team will turn its attention to final cuts in the next few days before beginning its preparation for Week 1 of the regular season. The deadline for the Raiders to cut their roster down to the initial 53 is on Tuesday, Aug.
27 , although we'll likely see some moves in the days leading up to that deadline, and quite possibly as soon as Saturday. Some players no doubt helped their cause against the Niners, while others simply didn't do enough to solidify their spot. We'll point out the biggest standouts in our takeaways from Las Vegas' preseason finale.
Raiders' biggest takeaways Keep Carter Bradley around Whether the Raiders keep a third quarterback on the 53-man roster or the practice squad, please let it be Carter Bradley and not Nathan Peterman. Granted, the rookie had a few issues, but he's shown enough the last two weeks to earn a longer look. We already know what Peterman is.
Stars of the night Wide receiver Tyreik McAllister was no doubt one of the stars of the night. After returning a punt 81 yards to the house, McAllister caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from rookie Carter Bradley that saw the wideout make a great adjustment and a beautiful catch before finding pay dirt. That catch 💪 📺: #SFvsLV on @NFLNetwork 📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.
twitter.com/dZK8xwwHRm McAllister added a 21-yard catch later on and may have just earned hims.