The Oakland Raiders have ramped up their activity in free agency as they attempt to upgrade their roster. In the process, the team has aggressively honed in on a few players on the open market over the last several days.

One of which is former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin. According to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, the Raiders reportedly agreed to a deal with the 29-year-old on Thursday morning.

The Raiders previously expressed interest in Martin when he was first released by the Buccaneers last month, meeting with him at the team's facility. Head coach Jon Gruden reportedly came away from that face-to-face meeting “impressed” with the veteran running back.

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Martin struggled to get back into his Pro Bowl form this past season, posting a career-low 406 rushing yards while tying a career-worst 2.9 yards per carry in 11 games played. This included only tallying more than 70 rushing yards twice while falling short of double-digit rushing yard totals three times. Martin also had to sit out the first four games due to a violation of the NFL substance abuse policy for testing positive for Adderall.

2017 marked his second straight season with fewer than 425 rushing yards, and the fourth time in his first six seasons that he has failed to top 500 rushing yards while playing in fewer than 11 games. The lack of consistent production through the first six seasons of his career led the Buccaneers to part ways with him despite three more years remaining worth $20.7 million on his five-year, $35.7 million contract.

The decision to bring on Martin likely means that Marshawn Lynch's role in the running game will be more limited, or at least not heavy. Gruden stated earlier this offseason that he believes that Lynch could still be a “feature back” for the Raiders in 2018 after a strong first season back from his one-year retirement, posting 891 rushing yards.