Raiders Asked LT Donald Penn to Take a “Small Pay Cut”

Falcons' LT Donald Penn. Photo by Damon Tarver/CSM/REX/Shutterstock

After he recovers from Lisfranc surgery, Oakland Raiders left tackle Donald Penn will have a tough decision to make. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Raiders have asked Penn to take a small pay cut. The 35-year-old Pro Bowler is currently scheduled to earn $8.4 million in 2018.

It is still unclear whether Donald Penn, who received a $21 million extension last summer, is willing to accept the Raiders request. Reportedly, the team is ready to trade him if he refuses, being confident that rookie Kolton Miller can take his place.

Still, Oakland Raiders won’t make an immediate decision on Penn’s future, until he is fully recovered from his injury. Although the timetable for his return isn’t known, he is expected to be ready to play before the regular season starts.

After going undrafted in 2006, Donald Penn had a short stint with Minnesota Vikings before signing with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He remained eight years in Tampa Bay, during which he started more than 100th consecutive games and earned one Pro Bowl appearance. After Buccaneers decided to release him in 2014, Penn signed with the Raiders, where he established himself as one of the team’s most important players in the offensive line. In the last two seasons he spent with the Raiders, Penn earned two consecutive Pro Bowl appearances.

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