The Dallas Cowboys have signed cornerback Xavier Rhodes. The three-time Pro Bowler was released by the Buffalo Bills this week and will be on the Cowboys’ practice squad for the time being. But if Dallas needs him in the playoffs, they might always activate the former Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts player and add them to the roster. The 32-year-old veteran primarily brings experience with him.
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Veteran DeSean Jackson is back in the NFL! As Ian Rapoport from the “NFL Network” reports, citing Jackson’s advisor Drew Rosenhaus, the Baltimore Ravens have signed the 35-year-old. The wide receiver, who was most recently without a club and played for the Las Vegas Raiders last season, is entering his 15th NFL season. With the Ravens, Jackson provides more depth in the receiving corps following Rashod Bateman was recently injured. Jackson played for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2008 to 2013. This was followed by positions with today’s Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, once more with the Eagles and in 2021 with the Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders. Jackson is a three-time Pro Bowl nominee and has 66 touchdowns, 632 passes caught and 11,110 receiving yards in his NGL career.
The Baltimore Ravens are bolstering themselves with a former Super Bowl winner: defensive end Jason-Pierre Paul, who last played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has signed a one-year contract with the Ravens and is set to bolster the franchise’s pass rush. According to NFL insider Ian Rapoport, he can collect up to $5.5 million. Pierre-Paul was already in Baltimore for a workout in June, but the contract is only now in place. Most recently, the Ravens had several players placed on the injured reserve (IR) list and needed on the defensive side of the ball.
Carl Nassib is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The defensive end, who played for the Bucs between 2018 and 2019 and most recently played for the Las Vegas Raiders, has signed a one-year contract in Tampa. This is reported by “ESPN”. In June 2021, the 29-year-old was the first active NFL player to admit his homosexuality and received a lot of encouragement for it. After getting less and less game time with the Raiders in the preseason, Nassib became a free agent in the offseason. After a long search for a new team, the return to the Buccaneers follows.