AFC West

Raiders Acquire OT Justin Herron In Trade With Patriots

The Las Vegas Raiders announced that the team had acquired offensive tackle Justin Herron in a trade with the New England Patriots. The two teams also swapped draft picks in the deal, with Las Vegas giving New England a sixth-round pick in exchange for Herron and a seventh-round pick. Though it clearly isn’t a blockbuster trade, the Raiders’ acquisition of Herron is now part of a much larger web of interactions between the two teams. Raiders Head Coach Josh McDaniels was once the offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick in New England, and many of the Patriots’ old staff members have joined …