Through two Raiders OTA practice availabilities and one minicamp practice, the situation at right tackle was relatively unchanged. Day 2 of minicamp practices, for the first time we saw some changes.
Most notably Alex Leatherwood had been working as the first team right tackle up to this point, with Brandon Parker working at RT with the second team. Today, however, it was Parker who got the bulk of the first team work at RT, with Leatherwood stepping across the line to hold blocking pads.
The expectation has been that if Leatherwood was not working as the first team RT, he would be moving inside to guard where he started the final 13 games of last season. But even today with him not working with the first team, he still didn’t work at guard.
Despite Leatherwood’s consistent work at right tackle, he and the coaches have time and time again insisted the former 17 overall pick has been playing multiple positions.
“This spring I worked multiple positions,” Leatherwood after Wednesday’s practice. “I feel it’s all about getting that value of versatility, being able to play wherever the team needs me.”
Other players have been moving around a little, however. Day one of minicamp Jermaine Eluemunor was lining up with the second team at right guard. Today he slid over to right tackle quite a bit.
It’s worth noting that Eluemunor was the starting right tackle in Josh McDaniels’s offense in New England for eight games in 2020. They went 5-3 in those starts, so clearly McDaniels thinks he can do the job if called upon.
The consistent presence at right tackle has been round seven rookie Thayer Munford lining up with the third team.
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