There is a statute of limitation on player rights. For a drafted player, it's one year. Rivers has the right to enter next year's draft and give it another shot if he so chooses.
Although, somehow the Raiders managed to hold on to the rights to Raghib Ismail when he went to play in Canada. Maybe it's because he came back as a free agent instead of going back into the draft.
If somebody could clear this up, I'd really appreciate it.
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