Raiders adding linebacker to roster

With injuries mounting astatine linebacker, the Raiders are reaching backmost to their caller past by signing seasoned Will Compton for reinforcement.

Compton announced connected Twitter that helium is re-joining the Raiders.

He played the 2019 play with the Raiders aft playing with the Washington Football Team and Tennessee the erstwhile six seasons. He had 41 tackles successful his lone twelvemonth with the Raiders.

Compton played 12 games with Tennessee past year. He has not played a crippled this season.

The Raiders person been banged up lately astatine linebacker, with Patrick Onuasor (hamstring), Denzel Perryman (ankle), Cory Littleton (stinger) and Nick Kwiatkoski (ankle) each considered time to day.

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