The Raiders signed their second-round draft pick, Florida State wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff and his college teammate, free agent linebacker Dick Hermann.

They also announced they had signed rookie Nebraska halfback Kent McCloughan. McCloughan had been picked in the 11th round of the draft by the Oilers, but Houston traded his signing rights to the Raiders in exchange for the signing rights to Oakland's 17th-round pick, University of Tulsa defensive end Garry Porterfield and their eighth-round pick in the redshirt draft, Baylor halfback Henry Pickett.