Jerry Tillery, a seasoned defensive tackle who appeared in 25 games with the Raiders, has been dismissed.

Next week, the Las Vegas Raiders will be freeing a former first-round pick.

The Raiders have notified veteran defensive tackle Jerry Tillery that he would be released on Wednesday, the first day of the new league season, according to an NFL insider story published on Saturday.

Tillery had his best season since the 2021 campaign in 2023. The 27-year-old defensive tackle, who appeared in all 17 games and made six starts, finished with 31 total tackles, two for losses, two sacks, six quarterback hits, and a fumble recovery.

Among his standout games were those in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos, where he totaled three combined tackles and a sack; in Week 10 against the New York Jets, he recorded a season-high four combined tackles; and in Week 15, in the Raiders’ 63-21 victory over Tillery’s previous team, the Los Angeles Chargers, where he totaled three combined tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery. Of those three bouts, he started all three.A selection made by the Chargers in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft was Tilllery. In fifty-nine games (29 starts), he amassed 98 combined tackles, 12 for losses, 10.5 sacks, two passes defensed, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and 33 quarterback hits over his more than three seasons with Los Angeles.

A few of Tillery’s more notable performances were against the Denver Broncos in Week 1, when he recorded three combined tackles and a sack, Week 10 against the New York Jets, when he registered a season-high four combined tackles, and Week 15, when he tallied three combined tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery in the Raiders’ 63-21 route of the Los Angeles Chargers, Tillery’s former team. He started all three of those contests.

Tillery was waived by Los Angeles inNovember 2022. Tillery finished the 2022 season with eight games, four of which he started, after being selected by the Raiders. His departure will free approximately $3.8 million in salary space for Las Vegas. Assailants At the NFL Combine, head coach Antonio Pierce stated his intention to add players to the interior defensive line. In free agency and the draft the following month, there will be no shortage of names to choose from in that position.