The Las Vegas Raiders are designating veteran LB Cory Littleton as a post-June 1 release, according to Jeremy Fowler.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Littleton this way will free up $11,750,000 of available cap space while creating $4,018,000 in dead money.
Littleton, 27, is a former undrafted free agent out of Washington signed by the Rams in 2016. He played out the final year of his three-year, $1,635 million contract before returning to the Rams on a one-year restricted deal worth $3,095,000 for the 2019 season.
The Raiders signed Littleton to a three-year, $36 million contract that included $22 million guaranteed in 2020.
In 2021, Littleton appeared in all 17 games for the Raiders and recorded 96 total tackles, a half sack, recovered a fumble and had four passes defended.
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