Raiders release former 1st-round pick

Raiders tight end O.J. Howard takes a moment to hydrate during training camp at the Intermountain Health Performance Center on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Henderson. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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By Vincent Bonsignore / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Updated August 1, 2023 - 2:18 pm

The Raiders have released tight end O.J. Howard.

A former first-round pick, Howard was signed by the club during the offseason to bolster the tight end position.

But the emergence of second-round pick Michael Mayer and Jesper Horsted during training camp made Howard expendable.

Contact Vincent Bonsignore at vbonsignore@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VinnyBonsignore on Twitter.

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