Oakland Raiders are moving on from veteran running back Doug Martin once again. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Raiders placed Martin on Reserve/Injured List, and the two sides are currently finalizing a settlement that will allow the 30-year-old to sign with another team.
Martin signed a one-year deal with Oakland in 2018 and ended up starting nine games for the team following Marshawn Lynch’s injury. He put up solid numbers during that stretch and finished the season with 723 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
Despite a productive year, Raiders decided to keep Doug Martin for 2019, instead opting to bring in Isaiah Crowell in free agency. But, after Crowell tore his ACL during season workouts, the team turned to Martin once again and signed him to a one-year, $1.02 million deal in May. Fast forward few months, Martin fell out of favor in Oakland and will now have to find another job.
Raiders are expected to hand over the starting RB duties to rookie Josh Jacobs, whom they took 24th overall in this year’s NFL Draft. Jalen Richard, James Butler, DeAndre Washington, and Mack Brown are expected to fight for the backup role.
