The Facts: In a somewhat surprising move, the Oakland Raiders reportedly are moving on from Tavecchio. The Raiders informed the second-year kicker he's being waived. In addition to parting ways with Tavecchio, the Raiders are signing veteran kicker Mike Nugent to a one-year contract, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero on Friday.

Diehards Line: Tavecchio was slated to handle Oakland's kicking duties after an encouraging rookie campaign that saw him replace longtime booter Sebastian Janikowski as the Raiders' uprights expert. Nugent is expected to compete with rookie Eddy Pineiro for the team's kicking duties. Nugent's addition will revive a Raiders camp kicking battle for the third consecutive year even if Pineiro is considered the favorite to win the job. The undrafted rookie out of Florida might not be worthy of a second-round pick, but he was the most successful kicker in Gators history.