Raiders Sign One to Practice Squad, Release One
The Las Vegas Raiders made a couple roster moves Monday, the day after their 17-16 Week 1 victory over the Denver Broncos.
The Raiders announced it has signed defensive end Jordan Willis to the practice squad and, correspondingly, released linebacker Isaac Darkangelo.
Willis signed with the Raiders as a free agent in March but was released as part of roster cuts on Aug. 29.
The seven-year NFL veteran tallied four combined tackles and half a sack for the Raiders this preseason.
Before his short time with Las Vegas, Willis played two-plus seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he totaled 27 combined tackles, seven tackles for losses, 7.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 26 games.
Before that, he played one-plus seasons with the New York Jets, having recorded seven combined tackles and a sack in 11 games.
Selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Kansas State, Willis began his NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
In his two seasons with Cincinnati, he registered 45 combined tackles, eight for losses, two sacks, a fumble recovery, and a pass defensed. He played 32 games as a Bengal, having made two starts.
Darkangelo, meanwhile, has been on and off the Raiders' roster over the last few weeks.
The 23-year-old linebacker was waived by the Detroit Lions in May.
The Raiders would sign him on Aug. 23 before releasing him as part of roster cuts only four days later.
On Aug. 31, Darkangelo was signed back to Las Vegas' practice squad.
The former University of Illinois standout still has not seen action in a regular-season NFL game.
Darkangelo was signed by Detroit as an undrafted free agent less than a month before he was waived. He was named All-Big Ten honorable mention by league coaches and the media last season.
The Silver and Black remain on the road next week as they travel to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 1:05 p.m. EDT/10:05 a.m. PDT.
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