The Raiders have signed 28-year old safety Josh Bullocks.  Bullocks played in all 16 games for the Bears last year and he had 11 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  Bullocks has now played in 90 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has 291 tackles, 27 passes defensed, 6 interceptions, 1 sack, 5 forced fumbles and 2 tackles for a loss.  He could get some big time P.T. with the Raiders due to the injury of Hiram Eugene.

UPDATE:  (8/31/2011) – The Raiders have released Josh Bullocks.

The Raiders have signed 26-year old WR Derek Hagan.  Hagan played in 7 games (4 starts) for the Giants last year and he caught 24 passes for 223 yards (9.3 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 59 games (5 starts) in his first five years in the NFL and he has caught 85 passes for 969 yards (11.4 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  Hagan is a possession receiver which is something the Raiders really don’t have on the roster right now, so he might just make the team as the #4 or #5 WR in 2011.

The Raiders have signed 26-year old WR Chad Jackson.  He last played in the NFL back in 2008 with the Broncos.  Jackson has played in 18 games (1 start) in parts of three years in the NFL and he has caught 14 passes for 171 yards (12.2 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 4 times for 22 yards (5.5 ypc) so far in his NFL career.  Jackson can also help out on special teams if needed as he has returned 5 punts for 83 yards (16.6 avg) and 14 kickfoffs for 268 yards (19.1 avg) so far in his NFL career.  Jackson is a longshot to make the Raiders’ opening day roster but it doesn’t hurt to give him a shot.

The Raiders have signed 27-year old TE Kevin Boss to a 4-year, $16 million dollar deal.  Boss played in 15 games (13 starts) for the Giants last year and he caught 35 passes for 531 yards (15.2 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  He has now played in 58 games (45 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has caught 119 passes for 1,600 yards (13.4 avg) with 18 TD grabs.  This was an essential move for the Raiders after losing Zach Miller to the Seahawks.  Boss is a good football player and he should fit in with the Raiders.

The Raiders have signed 29-year old OG Justin Smiley.  Smiley played in 5 games (all starts) for the Jaguars last year.  He has now played in 88 games (78 starts) in his first 7 years in the NFL.  Smiley is a very solid guard when healthy, so he will have a good shot to get a lot of playing time in 2011 for the Raiders.  I think he can win a starting job inside.   This was a good move for the Raiders.

UPDATE:  (8/8/2011) – Justin Smiley has decided to retire from the NFL.

The Raiders have signed 27-year old OT Stephon Heyer.  Heyer played in 12 games (5 starts) for the Redskins last year.  He has now played in 49 games (33 starts) in his first four years in the NFL.  Heyer will battle rookie Joseph Barksdale (3rd round pick) for the starting job at RT for the Raiders in 2011.  Even if Heyer gets beat out for the starting job at RT, he will still help the Raiders O-Line from a depth standpoint.  I like this signing for the Raiders.

The Raiders have signed 27-year old QB Trent Edwards.  Edwards played in 5 games (3 starts) for the Jaguars and Bills last year and he completed 55 of 101 passes (54.5%) for 521 yards with 2 TD passes and 5 INTs (54.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 14 times for 58 yards (4.1 ypc) last year.  He has now played in 37 games (33 starts) in his first four years in the NFL and he has completed 561 of 927 passes (60.5%) for 6,019 yards with 26 TD passes and 30 INTs (75.4 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 78 times for 330 yards (4.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs so far in this NFL career.  Edwards is 14-19 (42.4%) as a starting QB in the NFL.  The Raiders better pray that Jason Campbell doesn’t get hurt this year, as Edwards is a very sub par and injury prone QB.

UPDATE:  (9/4/2011) – The Raiders have released Trent Edwards.

The Raiders have signed 31-year old QB J.T. O’Sullivan.  O’Sullivan played in 3 games for the Bengals last season and he was 4 of 11 (36.4%) for 40 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (47.5 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 3 times for 12 yards (4.0 ypc) last season.  O’Sullivan has now played in 17 games (8 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has completed 145 of 257 (56.4%) for 1,866 yards with 9 TD passes and 13 INTs (69.9 QB Rating).  O’Sullivan has also carried the ball 39 times for 145 yards (3.7 ypc) in his NFL career.  O’Sullivan will be #3 in line at QB for the Raiders behind Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller.

The Raiders have signed 26-year old OLB/DE Jarvis Moss.  Moss played in 9 games earlier this season for the Broncos and he had 5 whole tackles.  Moss has played in 34 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has 29 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 3.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble.  The Raiders would be smart to return Moss to his old position (DE) to see if he can get his career back on the right path.

The Raiders have signed 27-year old DT Jay Alford.  Alford didn’t play in any games last season due to injury.  He has played in 32 games (3 starts) in his NFL career and he has 16 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.  The 6’3″, 304 pound Alford will provide depth along the interior of the Raiders’ D-Line in 2010.