With the onset of NFL roster cutdown day, it would cut dozens of players from their franchises. The 53-man-limit turned the eyes on certain athletes, and Las Vegas Raiders also touched the news beam. The Franchise got some weight off the roster after they trimmed Alex Leatherwood. Ever since the news broke, the NFL Universe gave their thoughts on the athlete getting cut after a year.
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NFL Insider Adam Schefter made it official that the Raiders cut off offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Tuesday. The athlete was the 17th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. It adds to his poor reputation as one of the most disastrous draft failures in modern years. It is rare to see that a first-round draft selection a year ago is off from the squad.
As per Yahoo! Sports, Pro Football Focus placed OL Leatherwood No. 80 out of 82 guards in the NFL, which is the absolute lowest among linemen who had played at least 1,000 snaps.
They tried to trade him to eveyone. Got 32 nos.
The #Raiders are waiving former first-round pick Alex Leatherwood, per source.
Moreover, the preseason also saw him switching from guard to tackle under new HC Josh McDaniels. But it did now work well either. Every franchise in the NFL reportedly rejected him during trade talks, which led to the Men in Black getting rid of him.
NFL Fans have mixed opinions over the released Las Vegas Raiders athlete
The release of Alex Leatherwood from the Las Vegas Raiders made a buzz around Twitter, where NFL fans laid their scrutiny on the athlete.
A fan called it sad and said that the OL shouldn’t have been selected 17th overall.
Just sad He should have never been picked at 17 overall
This user sees the talent and wants a team to pick him up in the future.
Someone should pick him up, talent’s obviously there. But unfortunately he played for the raiders
Another user pulled up sarcasm and certainly got recognition.
The above user then shared the GIF and expressed his thoughts on the Jon Gruden era.
This fan wants Chicago Bears to get the athlete and suggests that a rotation could be productive.
@ChicagoBears just do it maybe a change of location helps him out Justin fields needs someone to block I know for a fact Alex ain’t as bad as some of those guys in the rotation lol
According to one user, the Raiders’ run of not having successive first-round picks persists.
A fan reflected on what to do if they were Alex Leatherwood’s agent.
If i was his agent i would be on the phone asap with the @Eagles and try to get him in there so he can start learning with the king 👑 of O-Line coaching Jeff Stoutland.
Another user mentioned the Dallas C0wboys to get the athlete his next chance.
it’s worth a shot, @dallascowboys
This fan summed it up with a photoshopped image.
Moreover, a user questioned if he is really mediocre. If not, then the choice would be for the Denver Broncos to get the OL.
Various other users tagged various franchises to get Leatherwood a shot. Will he get his redemption? It is subject to witness.
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