The Raiders showed up for practice today with a new #21 in the fold. That player turned out to be former Eagle Pro Bowl corner Lito Sheppard.
The Raiders worked out Sheppard a few weeks ago as the team was a bit thin in the secondary. They had signed cornerback Ron Parker but he became the sacrifice when the team was forced to sign kicker Dave Rayner to replace the injured Sebastian Janikowski. And by the time they cut Rayner, Parker had been re-signed by the Seahawks.This left the team with a roster spot to fill and a need at corner with which to fill it.The team also worked out veteran corner Brian Williams last week but in the end they opted for a Sheppard.Lito was brought into Raider training camp late and was hoping to hang on among a group of very young corners. With the cutting of second year corners Walter McFadden and Jeremy Ware, Lito seemed to have a shot but the team opted to retain Joe Porter instead.Now Porter has also been cut and with the lingering injury to forme...
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