Raiders cut Trent Richardson

One of the more surprising, and disappointing, draft busts in recent memory may have reached the end of the line on Monday.

The third time won't be the charm for running back Trent Richardson, who was released by the Oakland Raiders in their first wave of roster cuts, according to ESPN.

Richardson, selected No. 3 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft, failed to impress in his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns before a surprise trade found him sent to the Colts for a first-round pick at the start of the 2013 season. Indianapolis cut him in the offseason and Oakland took a flier on him before a poor showing in their exhibition campaign.

He carried for 42 yards on 18 rushes in three games after starting training camp on the Non-Football Injury (NFI) list and had averaged only 3.3 yards per rush attempt in his career.

Only 25 years old, it appears Richardson has played his last down in the NFL. It would seem difficult to imagine another franchise taking a chance on him after the lack of production that followed such tremendous expectations following a sterling career at Alabama.

The Raiders liked enough of what they have seen in starting rusher Latavius Murray and also retain Roy Helu and Taiwan Jones to fill out their backfield behind quarterback Derek Carr.