Raiders signed back three free agents

The Oakland Raiders made an announcement on Tuesday that they have signed back unrestricted free agent defensive tackle William Joseph and restricted free agents linebacker Ricky Brown and fullback Luke Lawton. None of the three managed to play through last season without missing a game.




Joseph played 14 games over the past two seasons, all for the Raiders, although he was cut by the Raiders for three times and became a free agent twice. Fortunate to him, each time he was eventually able to wear back the Raiders jersey to play for the team again.

Brown played only five games at strongside linebacker last season as he suffered a season-ending ankle injury on Week 5. Gaining enough health back to play football again, he has the chance to start at the middle linebacker if the Raiders decide not to bring back restricted free agent Kirk Morrison.

As for Lawton, he missed the final two games of last season and will miss another two at the beginning of next season because he has been given a two-game suspension by the league for using performance enhancing substances.