The #Raiders informed QB Desmond Ridder they won’t tender him as a restricted free agent, per source. The former Cincinnati star, Ridder has 18 career starts for Atlanta and Las Vegas. An experienced option now set to hit the market. pic.twitter.com/wVBwHMxdlE

With a need at guard in Las Vegas, we compiled a list of the top five options in free agency to fit the Raiders need at the position.

After Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, the top free agent in the 2025 crop is expected to be Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith — a 25-year-old coming off of a Pro Bowl season. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter,

The Las Vegas Raiders were in the mix to sign Matthew Stafford, but the quarterback has agreed to a new deal with the Los Angeles Rams.

Embedded in the question of whether Raiders minority owner Tom Brady hosted Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is the more important question of whether the permission that the Rams gave to Stafford's agent to speak with other teams included blanket permission for Stafford to meet with other teams.

The NFL reportedly has no issue with Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford meeting with Las Vegas Raiders limited partner Tom Brady, per Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. ESPN's Sarah Barshop previously Saturday that Stafford's agent,