Las Vegas Raiders

Report: Raiders showing interest in tight end Jermaine Gresham

Published Jul. 21, 2015 12:15 a.m. ET

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The Raiders did their homework on Jermaine Gresham before free agency began in March.

That interest never materialized in a signing. But it never went away, either, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport:

Free agent TE Jermaine Gresham’s visit to #AZCardinals set for tomorrow. Important physical. #Saints, #Raiders among others interested
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 20, 2015

Oakland still has about $20 million in cap to burn; they can more than afford Gresham's price tag.

Whether or not they'd actually sign him is a different story. Since they first inquired about his services, the team has signed a blocking tight end in Lee Smith and drafted jack-of-all-trades tight end Clive Walford.

Gresham would join Smith, Walford, and Mychal Rivera on a very deep tight end group -- if Oakland ends up with him, that is.

(h/t Silver & Black Pride)