Raiders' Undiscovered Talent Shatters Expectations in Denver's Spotlight

The Las Vegas Raiders continued reshaping their interior offensive line Tuesday, signing Spencer Burford , a 25-year-old guard who spent his first four NFL seasons with San Francisco. The 49ers selected Burford in the fourth round out of UTSA in 2022 and he grew into a reliable piece up front — starting nine games at left guard last season and 38 of 56 regular-season games overall. He has also appeared in five playoff games and brings the added familiarity of having played in 2023 under new Raiders head coach Klint Kubiak, then an assistant with San Francisco.

He committed just one accepted penalty in 458 offensive snaps last season. A great pick up 😁 #RaiderNation pic. twitter.

com/sebIv5deLx — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) March 18, 2026 For a Raiders team that allowed an NFL-high 64 sacks in 2025 and ranked dead last in rushing yards per game, Burford is not a marquee signing but he’s another piece in a methodical rebuilding effort on the offensive line. Raiders GM John Spytek Gets Jumpstart on OL Rebuild That effort started in earnest the moment free agency opened. General Manager John Spytek, flush with more than $100 million in cap space (the most in the league), made the offensive line his first and most expensive priority.

He signed center Tyler Linderbaum to a three-year, $81 million deal, making it the richest contract ever given to a center. Linderbaum is a three-time Pro Bowler who has started all 17 games in three of his four NFL seasons. He’s already spoken with guard Jackson Powers-Johnson and expressed eagerness to get to work, citing the run-blocking mindset as something he’s looking to bring to Las Vegas.