RAIDERS WAIVE FIRST-ROUND PICK ALEX LEATHERWOOD

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after just one season in Las Vegas, continuing their tough streak of first-round draught picks

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With the No. 17 overall pick in the 2021 draught, Alabama's Leatherwood was chosen, and at the time, many people thought he was a reach.

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17 Games

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LAS VEGAS

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