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Obi Melifonwu unclaimed off waivers Cheap Kolton Miller Jersey , back on Raiders injured reserve Yesterday, But the waiver process completed without any team putting in a claim on the oft-injured safety, so for the time being he remains a Raider.Melifonwu was waived to make room for the Raiders’ newest signing, cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Fans of teams like the Chiefs and Falcons had plenty of chatter about wanting their teams to sign Melifonwu, but nobody did. For now, Obi remains a Raider, as he was waived with an injury designation Seth Roberts Jersey , meaning that if he were to go unclaimed, he would go back to the Raiders’ injured reserve list. That is exactly what has happened.Melifonwu has been hurt for basically his entire tenure as a Raider, and he’s hurt now with no indication of what exactly is wrong with him. If he gets healthy, that’s great, but for the foreseeable future he’s on IR not taking up a valuable roster spot. The Raiders have enough hard roster choices to make as it is. There may not have been any trades made Tuesday afternoon, but the Raiders did see a player depart. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie announced his retirement after 11 NFL seasons. His departure left an open roster spot and to fill it the Raiders activated James Cowser from the team’s practice squad.The former undrafted free agent out of Southern Illinois is now in his third season in Oakland. He’s appeared in 22 games with no starts. The nation’s sack leader as a Senior, has logged 1.0 sack in his NFL career along with 45 combined tackles Cheap P.J. Hall Jersey , 1 forced fumble, and 3 fumble recoveries.The Raiders are the worst pass rushing team in the NFL, so they may as well give Cowser a shot to see if he can offer some help in that area. Though his call up in no way even guarantees he will be active on game day to get that chance.To replace Cowser’s spot on the practice squad, the Raiders signed tackle Jamar McGloster. The undrafted rookie originally signed with the 49ers out of Syracuse and also spent training camp with the Lions.Follow @LeviDamien