Free agent defensive end Alex Carrington is travelling to Oakland today to visit with the Raiders, according to NFL reporter Ian Rapoport.

DE Alex Carrington, formerly of the #Bills, is headed to Oakland today for a #Raiders visit, then off to the #Rams after that

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 16, 2014

The former Bills defensive lineman is set to visit the St. Louis Rams after he meets with Oakland. Carrington met with the Steelers on Friday, and the meeting reportedly went well. The Raiders seem to be collecting defensive linemen though, and have a ton of cap space to play with. 

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The much anticipated meeting between the Steelers and DE Alex Carrington left many fans feeling disappointed. I suspected that medical was likely the main reason behind Carrington leaving without a contract. According to Ian Rapoport, he passed his medical exam today.

DL Alex Carrington had good visit with #Steelers today, taking and passing a physical. Both sides will continue to talk, per source.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 15, 2014

Rapoport also says that the visit went well, and that both parties will continue to talk. The former Bills defensive end is rumored to be in demand, and has already passed on offers from his former team. Carrington wanting to explore the free agent market further makes sense. We’ll have to wait and see if the rumored interest in him proves to be true.

Alex Carrington’s much anticipated visit with the Steelers ended without a contract according to Ed Bouchette.

Steelers may have signed NT Cam Thomas, but DE Alex Carrington leaves without a contract.

— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) March 14, 2014

I would just be speculating at this point, but I have to think that his medical was a determining factor in today’s outcome. Carrington was placed on IR last September after suffering a quadriceps tendon tear. Reports have idicated recently that he’s not yet %100.

While he was here:

@LennyCiccarone9 He’s at the practice facility going through the process. He missed a bunch of games w/ injury in 2013. Could be an issue

— Bob Labriola (@BobLabriola) March 14, 2014

Carrington is said to be drawing interest from other teams, so maybe he’s fine from a health standpoint, and the Steelers just made him an offer that wasn’t up to his expectations. I’m sure we’ll hear more in the near future, and in the meantime, the Steelers will likely be making some calls to the agents of other defensive linemen.

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According to Steeler Nation’s favorite reporter Ian Rapoport, the Steelers will host former Bills DE Alex Carrington for a visit tonight.

Former #Bills DE Alex Carrington is going to visit the #Steelers tonight, per source. They are really interested, just lost Ziggy Hood.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2014

Carrington is a name that I mentioned being on the Steelers radar in the forum, and the interest makes a lot of sense. The 6-5, 309-pound DE was limited by a quad injury last year, but he showed promise, and could be a good value (low risk) signing for the Steelers.