The Raiders have none of their starting linebackers under contract for next year and there’s a chance Elandon Roberts, Devin White and Jamal Adams will all be on new teams in 2026.
The 2026 draft is deep at the linebacker position, but the Raiders will most likely add at least two starting-caliber linebackers before the draft.
Free agency begins in less than two weeks, but the Raiders could also look at trade options for a linebacker. One of those options could be Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, who has given permission by Chicago last week to seek a trade.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Raiders are one of at least three teams known to be interested in the veteran linebacker.
“One player who has strong trade value and a decent chance to be dealt is Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds,” Fowler reported on Sunday. “The Titans, Raiders and Giants are among teams interested in high-end linebackers, and they like Edmunds, who’s only 27 despite eight years in the league. He was granted permission to seek a trade earlier this week.”
Edmunds was a player linked to the Raiders prior to the 2018 draft and was taken by the Buffalo Bills one pick after the Jon Gruden selected Kolton Miller with his first pick after rejoining the Raiders on his $100 million contract.
Edmunds is entering the final year of a four-year, $72 million contract he signed with the Bears in 2023.
In three years with the Bears, Edmunds recorded nine interceptions, including four in 2025. He was also the Bears highest-graded linebacker as a run defender in 2025, according to Pro Football Focus analytics.
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Hendrickson would be a good pick_up… and move max to middle linebacker… i know it sounds bad but he has good reaction and speed to catch running backs.. long arms like ted Hendrix to swat passes away… should have never left California…. RAIDERS….