The Oakland Raiders are on the board! According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Oakland Raiders are expected to sign offensive tackle Trent Brown to a four-year, $66 million dollar contract that has nearly $37 million in guarantees. Former Patriots’ OT Trent Brown intends to sign a four-year, $66 million contract that includes $36.75 million guaranteed with the Oakland Raiders, per source, making him highest paid OL in NFL history. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2019 Brown is now the highest-paid offensive lineman in league history, and the belief is that he will play left tackle for the Raiders. That means 2018 first-round pick Kolton Miller will slide to the right side with Brandon Parker heading into a reserve role. In 2018, Brown finished the season as Pro Football Focus’ 30th-ranked tackle. While he had somewhat of a “down year” in New England, his potential is through the roof. At just 25-years old, this is a brilliant signing for the Raiders.<doc-sep>It’s a good thing we have a “legal tampering period” in NFL free agency. That prevents teams from ever talking to potential free agents about contracts before that period begins. The Oakland Raiders are just really fast at negotiating deals. They agreed to a four-year, $66 million deal with $36.75 million guaranteed, the largest contract ever for an offensive lineman, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Schefter tweeted that news at 12:09 Eastern time. The tampering period started at 12 p.m. The Raiders, who somehow were rumored to be interested in Brown for a while but wouldn’t dream of tampering before it was allowed, negotiated a $66 million deal in nine minutes apparently. [Best bracket wins $1M: Enter our Best Bracket Millionaire contest for free now!] Given that it had to take some time to text Schefter, and for him to then tweet the news with the exact figures, the Raiders had to have actually negotiated that deal with the former Patriots tackle in less than nine minutes. What an impressive feat. Long story short: You want Jon Gruden doing your taxes, or any incredibly complicated contractual matter you have. There’s clearly no chance they broke the rules and talked to Brown about a contract before the tampering period. Trent Brown gets paid big Good offensive tackles are hard to find. They’re hard to evaluate in the draft due to the proliferation of spread offenses, and rarely hit free agency. That’s how someone like Brown who gets to the market is going to get paid a huge sum. Brown, best known for his 6-foot-8, 380-pound frame, had a good year with the Patriots. The Patriots acquired him from the San Francisco 49ers, shipping a third-round pick to the 49ers for Brown and a fifth-round pick. Brown started 16 games at left tackle for the Super Bowl champions, developing well under the tutelage of offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia. Then he got paid. And the funny thing is, there’s a good chance the Patriots are going to get a third-round compensatory pick back for the Raiders signing Brown, meaning they got a year of Brown and a fifth-round pick virtually for free. Story continues Trent Brown on the phone during Super Bowl media availability, presumably not talking to the Raiders. (Getty) Raiders add to line The Raiders used a high first-round pick, passing on future All-Pro safety Derwin James among others, to draft offensive tackle Kolton Miller last spring. The addition of Brown means Miller will move to the left side. The Raiders also traded guard Kelechi Osemele, a quality player coming off a down year, to the Jets to clear salary-cap space, which they gave to Brown in a record deal. It’s not the Antonio Brown trade, which will win all the headlines, but the Trent Brown move also should help the Raiders offense. And to think, it took them less than 10 minutes to negotiate that entire deal. – – – – – – – Frank Schwab is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @YahooSchwab More from Yahoo Sports:<doc-sep>A day after agreeing to trade for receiver Antonio Brown, the Raiders are reportedly shipping out a Pro Bowl offensive lineman. ESPN reported Sunday the Raiders have agreed in principle to trade starting left guard Kelechi Osemele to the New York Jets. The Bay Area News Group reported the Raiders will receive a fifth-round draft pick in exchange for Osemele and a sixth-round selection. A trade cannot be finalized until Wednesday, the start of the new league year. By trading Osemele, the Raiders would save $10.2 million against the salary cap in 2019, according to overthecap.com. That would mitigate some of the cost of acquiring Brown, for whom the Raiders agreed to send a third- and fifth-round draft pick to the Steelers on Saturday night. The Raiders also agreed to restructure Brown’s contract, paying him up to $54.125 million over the next three seasons with more than $30 million guaranteed, according to Pro Football Talk. Osemele, 29, signed a five-year, $58.5 million deal with the Raiders in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl after the 2016 and 2017 seasons. He missed five games last season due to injuries. New Raiders general manager Mike Mayock was asked about Osemele’s 2018 season recently at the NFL combine and gave a brief response. “Up and down a little bit,” Mayock said. “But he’s a starting left guard in the NFL and there aren’t many guys around.” Jon Feliciano, the Raiders’ primary backup at both guard positions last season, is set to become an unrestricted free agent this week. The Raiders recently signed guard Denzelle Good to a one-year extension — Good signed with Oakland late last season and played in four games, with three starts at right guard. Osemele helped anchor an offensive line that allowed a league-low 18 sacks in 2016, when the Raiders went 12-4. Pass protection was an issue for Oakland last season, however, as Derek Carr was sacked a career-high 51 times. Center Rodney Hudson and right guard Gabe Jackson are expected to return in 2019, along with rookie tackles Kolton Miller and Brandon Parker. Former starting tackle Donald Penn, 35, is also still under contract for next season. Also Sunday, the Raiders signed defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins to a two-year extension, ESPN reported. Hankins, who turns 27 this month, started 14 games for the Raiders last season and led the team’s interior linemen playing 56 percent of the team’s defensive snaps. He was due to become an unrestricted free agent this week. Re-signing Hankins gives the Raiders two experienced defensive tackles (also Justin Ellis) in a rotation with Maurice Hurst and P.J. Hall, who are coming off their rookie years. Hurst led the Raiders last season with four sacks. Matt Kawahara is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.<doc-sep>Protecting Sam Darnold is a priority for the Jets, and their first big move this offseason should help. The Jets reached an agreement in principle to acquire former two-time Pro Bowl left guard Kelechi Osemele from the Raiders, a league source confirmed Sunday. The Jets will send a fifth-round draft pick (141) to the Raiders for Osemele and the sixth-round pick (198) that Oakland acquired from Chicago in the Khalil Mack trade. The deal will not be official until the new league year begins Wednesday. It is a significant move for a team that needs help on the offensive line. The Jets had to replace free agent James Carpenter, and they upgraded the position. They were expected to make a run at Rams free-agent guard Rodger Saffold, but because they’re set to land the 6-5, 333-pound Osemele — whom they pursued when he was a free agent in 2016 — they can look to shore up other spots when the free-agent negotiation period starts Monday. Their top areas of need are edge rusher, running back, wide receiver and the defensive backfield. The move for Osemele, who will be 30 when the season starts, will eat into a decent chunk of the cap space the Jets had for free agency. But the former second-round pick of the Ravens in 2012 could be a low-risk, high-reward pickup for the Jets. Osemele will make $10.2 million in 2019 and is owed $11.7 million next year. If it doesn’t work out, the Jets can cut him and it won’t count on their cap. Subscribe to Sports Now newsletter By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. The Jets also are re-signing free agent Jonotthan Harrison, who played guard and center last season. Harrison performed well after replacing Spencer Long at center for the final seven games. Long, a free-agent signing last year, was cut by the Jets last month. The Jets should be left with more than $80 million to spend in free agency, the second most in the league behind Indianapolis, according to overthecap.com. They are expected to pursue running back Le’Veon Bell, but if his asking price is too high, they could make a bigger push for Tevin Coleman of the Falcons. Others on the Jets’ radar: defensive end Trey Flowers (Patriots) and outside linebacker Anthony Barr (Vikings). They also need a No. 1 wide receiver and might look to trade for one. They were never really in the mix for Antonio Brown, whom the Steelers traded to the Raiders. The Jets also will try to sign some of their own 27 free agents, particularly defensive end Henry Anderson, cornerback Morris Claiborne, returner Andre Roberts and kicker Jason Myers.<doc-sep>
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Oakland Raiders already added one star from an AFC rival by trading for Antonio Brown and have reportedly added another big piece from another. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported free-agent offensive tackle Trent Brown intends to sign a four-year, $66 million contract with $36.75 million in guaranteed money. The contract will make Brown the highest-paid offensive lineman in NFL history. Earlier Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the Raiders were expected to be aggressive bidders for Brown and that the Raiders "love" Brown. Brown, who turns 26 in April, spent the 2018 season with the New England Patriots. He started all 16 games at left tackle for the Super Bowl champs, emerging as a vital replacement for Nate Solder. Pro Football Focus graded him as the best offensive tackle in the postseason. "Trent's very athletic," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said, per NESN's Doug Kyed. "A lot of times on the left side of the line you face some very athletic players. Some have size but a lot of them are maybe a little undersized relative to the guys on the right side, but their speed and athleticism can be a little bit greater. "He's able to match up with those guys with his length and his athleticism, and then he has some advantages over there with his size and his power. He's a very unique player with his skill set. The size is rare. His athleticism is good but when you combine it with his size, that's rare too. You don't see guys that big playing over there and he's very gifted." The Raiders, equipped with three first-round picks and heaps of cap room after a down 2018, have been aggressive in retooling their roster already. They sent a third- and fifth-round pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for Brown and reworked the Pro Bowl wideout's contract to give him $30.1 million guaranteed, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. Video Play Button Videos you might like The Raiders have a need at running back and could wind up being suitors for Le'Veon Bell or another high-profile back on the market. Given their aggressiveness in adding offensive talent from other teams, it appears they'll be looking to build a defense through the draft. The Patriots, meanwhile, will be looking for a starting left tackle for the second straight offseason.