Raiders Sign Two, Release Three From Practice Squad
The Las Vegas Raiders made a handful of moves to their practice squad on Tuesday.
The Raiders announced it has signed linebacker Darius Harris and kicker James McCourt to the practice squad and, correspondingly, released tight end John Samuel Shenker and linebacker Mykal Walker and released tight end Noah Togiai from the practice squad-injured list.
Harris is a reigning Super Bowl champion who played the last three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. Last season, he played in all 17 games for Kansas City and made four starts.
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The Raiders signed Harris on Aug. 1 before placing him on the IR on Aug. 13. They waived him three days later.
Harris has recorded 58 combined tackles, three for losses, 1.5 sacks, two passes defensed and two fumble recoveries in 28 games in his career.
McCourt's signing follows a game in which Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson was dealing with a pre-game injury before ultimately playing through it.
McCourt spent almost a year on the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad before being waived as part of roster cuts in August. He was signed by Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Illinois in 2022.
Shenker was released from the Raiders' practice squad on Oct. 5 and signed back to the practice squad last Wednesday.
Walker was signed to Las Vegas' practice squad on Sept. 19 after being waived by the Chicago Bears as part of August roster cuts.
The 26-year-old linebacker spent the last three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, where he made 12 starts in 16 appearances last year.
Walker totaled 187 combined tackles, five for losses, a sack, 11 passes defensed, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three interceptions, including a pick-six, in his years with Atlanta.
Togiai was added to the Raiders' practice squad on Oct. 2 and placed on the practice squad IR on Oct. 16.
The Silver and Black will stay on the road to take on the Detroit Lions on Monday night, Oct. 30, at 8:15 p.m. EDT/5:15 p.m. PDT.
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