The Raiders brought in a big group of tryout players on Thursday, with 16 names showing up on the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire.
The list included a mix of linemen, defensive backs, receivers and linebackers, headlined by veteran wideout Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Las Vegas also worked out G Evan Beernsten, WR Ronnie Bell, DT David Blay, DB Stephen Hall, DB Tre Hawkins, C Trey Hill, OT Christian Jones, TE Josh Kattus, LB Dasan McCullough, DB Latrell McCutchin, G Evan Neal, DE David Ojabo, LB Azeez Ojulari, LB B.J. Ojulari, and OT Colby Sorsdal.
Valdes-Scantling, now 31, entered the league as a fifth-round pick by the Packers out of USF in 2018. His rookie contract with Green Bay was worth $2,677,553 over four years and included a $217,553 signing bonus.
After finishing that deal, he hit unrestricted free agency in 2022 and landed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Chiefs.
He was in the last year of that agreement when Kansas City released him, and he signed with the Bills soon after on a one-year deal. Buffalo moved on from him after trading for WR Amari Cooper. From there, Valdes-Scantling joined the Saints in October and later moved on to the Seahawks during the offseason.
Seattle let him go after the preseason, then he landed on the 49ers’ practice squad before being released from injured reserve. Valdes-Scantling then joined the Steelers’ practice squad in early November and was among Dallas’ final roster cuts coming out of camp this year after signing a one-year deal in April.
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