HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday signed three-time Professional Bowl security Jamal Adams.
The 29-year-old defensive again will reunite with Raiders coach Pete Carroll, whom he performed below for 4 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
The Raiders additionally signed cornerback JT Woods, who performed in 13 video games in two seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Adams is getting into his ninth season within the league. He was chosen by the New York Jets with the sixth general decide of the 2017 draft. In his three seasons (46 video games) with the workforce, Adams made two Professional Bowl appearances and was named first-team All-Professional in 2019.
Forward of the 2020 season, Adams was traded to Seattle, the place he performed in simply 34 video games due to damage, though he added one other Professional Bowl look in 2020.
In 2022, he suffered a torn quadriceps tendon in his left leg through the season opener in opposition to the Denver Broncos. Adams performed in 9 video games in 2023 earlier than he was launched within the offseason.
Final yr, Adams performed in 5 video games with the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions.
In 85 profession video games, Adams has totaled 501 tackles, 21.5 sacks and 4 interceptions.
This offseason, Las Vegas reworked its safeties room following the departures of Marcus Epps and Tre’von Moehrig.
The Raiders signed versatile defensive backs Jeremy Chinn and Lonnie Johnson Jr. In addition they retained Isaiah Pola-Mao, who began in 14 video games through the 2024 marketing campaign.
Throughout OTAs and minicamp, Chinn and Pola-Mao had been the workforce’s first-team safeties. Often, the Raiders would have all three safeties on the sphere, as Chinn performed nearer to the road of scrimmage whereas Pola-Mao and Johnson had been within the again finish.
Forward of the Raiders’ first day of coaching camp, Carroll stated the secondary was a powerful group.
“I am fired up in regards to the again finish. We’re actually athletic, quick and large,” Carroll stated.