Nicholas Morrow is re-signing with the Raiders after all. Alex Marvez of SiriusXM reports (via Twitter) that the linebacker is re-signing with Las Vegas.
We heard earlier this month that the two sides were working toward a new pact, but we hadn’t received any updates since that time. The 25-year-old defender had his best professional season in 2020, starting a career-high 11 games. Morrow also established benchmarks in tackles (78), tackles for loss (eight) and sacks (three). Pro Football Focus rated him as a top-30 off-ball ‘backer in 2020.
The Raiders have been busy adding to their linebackers corps this week, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal with Yannick Ngakoue. As our Sam Robinson previously detailed, the Raiders are also only a year removed from having spent big at the linebacker position; the organization signed Cory Littleton to a lucrative deal and gave Nick Kwiatkoski a respectable pact as well. Las Vegas has since reworked both Littleton’s and Kwiatkoski’s deals.
Considering Morrow’s career year, the Raiders surely didn’t secure his services for a song. This means Las Vegas is committing even more money at the position, which will probably take the Raiders out of the running for a linebacker in the first round (as Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune tweets).
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