With NFL free agency underway, the Las Vegas Raiders have been one of the busiest teams in the league on the open market, practically retooling their whole defense.
They put significant resources into the linebacker position for the first time in years, signing both Cory Littleton and Nick Kwiatkoski to lucrative contracts.
Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden have also made some other depth additions all over the field on defense, signing players such as cornerback Eli Apple, safety Jeff Heath, defensive end Carl Nassib and defensive tackle Maliek Collins, as well as re-signing linebacker and special teams player Kyle Wilber.
It appears they have further added to their depth upfront as DEC Management announced that former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Daniel Ross has signed with the Raiders:
Congratulations to #TeamDEC client @HOTBOYROSS93 on signing with @Raiders #vegasbabyvegas #LFG pic.twitter.com/tIdpu36SCK
— DEC Management (@davidcanter) March 27, 2020
Ross originally was an undrafted free agent signing of the Houston Texas in 2017, but wound up in Dallas after bouncing around a few practice squads. He played under new Raiders defensive line coach Rod Marinelli while with the Cowboys, so there is some familiarity there.
In 16 games with the Cowboys in 2017-18, Ross had 19 total tackles, two sacks, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. He was placed on injured reserve last August with a season-ending shoulder injury that kept him off the field the entire 2019 season.
Ross marks the fourth former Cowboy that the Raiders have brought in this offseason along with Collins, Heath and Jason Witten.
