Roy Helu Looking For A Job After Release From Raiders

Former Nebraska football star Roy Helu might be nearing the end of his NFL career after being cut by the Oakland Raiders on Friday.

Helu had been placed on the team’s Physically Unable to Perform list because of offseason hip surgery. It appears the Raiders decided that they didn’t want him on the 90 man roster for any reason and instead cut him loose.

According to PFT, Raiders coach Jack Del Rio announced Helu was being removed from the roster in order to make way for defensive tackle Derrick Lott. This was a relatively short and unproductive stay with the Raiders for Roy Helu.

The former Nebraska star had signed with the Raiders in March of last year but was injured during training camp. That injury was enough to keep him out of most game action and he ended up appearing in just nine games and carrying the ball a total of 17 times for 39 yards.

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Before coming to Oakland last year, Helu had enjoyed an up and down career with the Washington Redskins. His rookie year was easily his best in the NFL as he even managed to start five games for the ‘Skins.

Appearing in 15 games, he carried the ball 151 times for 640 yards and two touchdowns. He also proved he was quite a versatile back when he caught 49 passes that season. As has been the case with most of his career, injuries derailed his sophomore season. That year he appeared in just three games and had a grand total of two carries.

While he did see a decent amount of action in his final two years in Washington, Roy Helu would never start in the team’s backfield again. Considering he’s still recovering from that offseason surgery, it’s hard to imagine any other NFL team will be looking to add him to their roster this season.

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If the former Husker wants to continue his NFL career, it looks like it’s going to have to be a resurgence in 2017.

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