Raiders are in the market for a receiver as Nelson Agholor heads to New England Patriots

Would you trade Yannick Ngakoue for Nelson Agholor?

In some ways, the Las Vegas Raiders did just that on Monday and it was a wise choice.

Shortly after the Raiders gave Ngakoue a two-year, $26 million deal, the New England Patriots poached Agholor from the Raiders for the exact same deal. The Raiders need a pass rusher much more than they need a receiver.

The Raiders wanted Agholor back after he had a strong season in 2020 after signing a one-year deal worth just more than $1 million as a free agent from the Philadelphia Eagles. But there was no way they could justify giving Agholor, a team leader, that much money.

Agholor had 48 catches and eight touchdowns with the Raiders last year. He was good and he had a strong chemistry with quarterback Derek Carr, but it wasn’t like he was a true No. 1 receiver.

Agholor can be replaced. The Raiders were connected to wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and A.J. Green earlier Monday.

Plus there are other talented receivers on the market — including Corey Davis and Will Fuller — Agholor was just the first receiver to get a deal and, because he got strong money, the receiver market will not be cheap.

Stay tuned to see what the Raiders are going to do next at the position.