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Raiders target WR Eric Decker after missing on Ryan Grant

Updated March 20, 2018 - 6:50 pm

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Raiders have moved on to the next wide receivers on their list.

Free agent Eric Decker will be visiting the team on Tuesday, a source confirmed. His stop follows the departure of Ryan Grant, who signed with the Indianapolis Colts on a reported one-year, $5 million contract. He visited the Raiders earlier this week, but it is believed the Colts offered a higher bid for his services.

The Athletic first reported Decker’s visit.

Decker, 31, offers 6-foot-3-inch size and experience as a potential slot option. He produced 54 receptions for 564 yards and a touchdown in 2017 during his lone season with the Tennessee Titans. He played three games in 2016 for the New York Jets before requiring hip and shoulder surgeries.

Before that two-year spell, Decker averaged 82 receptions, 1,085 yards and 10 touchdowns from 2012 to 2015 with the Denver Broncos and Jets.

Decker may not be only the wide receiver in the Raiders’ sights. Allen Hurns, released Tuesday by the Jacksonville Jaguars, appeared afterward on Charlotte-based radio station WFNZ and said that he already received interest from about 10 teams so far. The Raiders were among those he listed by name.

Oakland presently offers Amari Cooper, Jordy Nelson and Seth Roberts as its top options at wide receiver. Last Friday, Roberts collected a $2 million bonus for being on the roster. His $2.25 million salary for 2017 also became fully guaranteed.

The Raiders traded wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to the New England Patriots earlier this week, clearing $3.25 million from the salary cap. Last week, they released wide receiver Michael Crabtree upon signing Nelson in free agency.

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