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Raiders make moves to add to secondary depth

Originally posted on Dice City Sports | By Derek Hegna | Last updated Jul 22, 2025 4:34 PM ET

The Las Vegas Raiders are beefing up the secondary just as training camp begins.

On Tuesday, the Raiders have signed safety Jamal Adams and cornerback JT Woods, according to Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, respectively.

Breaking: 3x Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams is signing with the #Raiders, per multiple sources.

Reunited with Pete Carroll in Las Vegas, I’m told Adams is in excellent shape and the healthiest he’s been in years. pic.twitter.com/EF3ymBDFVR

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 22, 2025

The #Raiders are adding some veterans prior to camp, signing CB JT Woods, source said. Most recently, he was with the #Seahawks and #Bears.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 22, 2025

A former All-Pro safety with ties to Raiders head coach Pete Carroll, Adams is hoping to revitalize his NFL career.

A first-round pick of the New York Jets in 2017, Adams emerged as one of the best safeties in the NFL. He was traded in 2021 to the Seattle Seahawks, but he was released in March 2024. After spending last season with the Tennessee Titans and Detroit Lions, Adams is hoping to get his career back on track.

Woods has had a much rougher go in his NFL career, not living up to the promise he showed as a 2022 third-round pick of the Los Angeles Chargers. He has only appeared in 13 games in his NFL career, and has not played since 2023. Woods has since aimed to work as a cornerback, and he fits the size-speed threshold that Carroll typically values in his defensive backs, prompting the Raiders to take a chance on him.

It will be interesting to see where they fit on the Raiders’ depth chart, but the moves clearly were done with the goal of improving their secondary in mind.

This article first appeared on Dice City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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