All-Pro corner Marcus Peters’ time with the Las Vegas Raiders has come to an end. According to The Athletic’s Vic Tafur, Peters was informed by the Raiders on Monday that he is being released.
Peters will now be placed on waivers while the Raiders save $1.5 million that the veteran was on pace to make.
After spending a better part of the offseason on the free agent market, Peters agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal with the Raiders in late July. He immediately became a starter and was expected to boost the team’s struggling secondary.
While Peters played the part to a point, including having an interception returned for a touchdown earlier in the season, his overall effort on defense was considered questionable. He was particularly sloppy in tackling assignments, causing the Raiders’ interim head coach, Antonio Pierce, to bench him in Sunday’s 17-31 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Speaking with reporters on Monday morning, Pierce confirmed that Peters won’t be part of the team moving forward.
“We decided to move forward,” said Pierce when asked about Peters. “Had a great conversation with (Peters) this morning. I will leave it at that.”
Reportedly, Peters’ lack of effort has put him in danger of being released even earlier in the offseason. Besides saving some money and moving from a player they believe wasn’t committed enough, the move gives the Las Vegas team the ability to give more playing time to veteran Jack Jones and rookie Jakorian Bennett and evaluate them for the next season.
