Kolton Miller Reportedly Skips Raiders Offseason Program as He Eyes Contract Extension

Offensive tackle Kolton Miller is declining to participate in the Las Vegas Raiders' voluntary offseason program, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Fowler reported the 29-year-old wants to get a new contract from the team.

With the sizable fines in place, extending a holdout into training camp is often too expensive. Instead, this the time for NFL veterans to signal a desire for an extension or trade elsewhere.

Miller is one year out from free agency and has a $12.3 million base salary for the 2025 season. Given his age, he and his agent presumably know this is likely his last opportunity to secure a sizable multiyear payout. Once he's in his mid-30s, gaining a similar level of financial security will get increasingly difficult.

Miller is also correct in believing he's a little underpaid with the three-year, $54 million extension he received from the Raiders.

That deal came together in 2021, when the highest-paid offensive lineman was averaging $23 million. Now, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tristan Wirfs and Detroit Lions' Penei Sewell are both making $28 million.

In addition, Miller watched the Raiders reward defensive end Maxx Crosby with a massive three-year contract worth $106.5 million. He's among the next in line if any further deals are forthcoming.

The 2018 first-round draft pick has yet to make a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team, so it might be a stretch to call him an elite lineman. But he has maintained a consistent level of performance since entering the league, and that has been invaluable for the Raiders amid the dysfunction and turmoil they've experienced the last seven years.

Las Vegas has a new head coach (Pete Carroll) and general manager (John Spytek), though. They may not feel as wedded to Miller as the previous regime might've been.

The next eight days could be telling as to Carroll and Spytek's plan for the franchise stalwart.

They could trade him before the 2025 NFL draft gets underway on April 24 and target a younger cost-controlled replacement. Should Miller remain on the team through April 26, it could show the front office views him as a contributor in 2025 and beyond.